# trinity

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪnɪti/ · frequency rank #8,371

## Definitions
1. A group or set of three people or things; three things combined into one.
2. The state of being three; independence of three things; things divided into three.

## Etymology
From Middle English trinite, from Anglo-Norman trinite and Old French ternite (modern French trinité), from Latin trīnitās, from trīnī (“three each”), from trēs (“three”). By surface analysis, trine + -ity. Displaced native Old English þrines (literally “threeness”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`rtinity`, `tirnity`, `triinty`, `trinitty`, `trinityy`, `triniyt`, `trinnity`, `trintiy`, `trniity`, `trrinity`, `ttrinity`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/trinity