trinary
adjective, noun
trinary is spelled T-R-I-N-A-R-Y: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trinary means “Alternative form of ternary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trinary?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-N-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trinary?
Trinary appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of trinary
- trinaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trinary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of ternary.
noun
- 1
A trinary star.
- 2
A ternary, a set of three things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trinary come from?
From Late Latin trīnārius (“consisting of three”), from Latin trīni (“triple, three each”) + -ārius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).