trine
/tɹaɪn/adjective, noun, verb
trine is spelled T-R-I-N-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trine means “Triple; threefold” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trine?
| Letters | 5: T-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trine?
Trine appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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).
How do you pronounce trine?
- /tɹaɪn/
Trine has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-trine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trine?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as trine.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: inter, inert, retin, niter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trine
- trines plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- trining participle, present
- trined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Triple; threefold.
- 2
Denoting the aspect of two celestial bodies which are 120° apart.
noun
- 1
A group of three things.
- 2
An aspect of two astrological bodies when 120° apart.
verb
- 1
To put in the aspect of a trine.
- 2
UKarchaicTo hang; to execute (someone) by suspension from the neck.
- 3
UKobsoleteTo go.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | trino |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does trine come from?
From Middle English trine, from Middle French trin, from Latin trīnus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).