trio
/ˈtɹioʊ/noun
trio is spelled T-R-I-O: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trio means “A group of three people or things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trio is trios.
How many letters and syllables are in trio?
| Letters | 4: T-R-I-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 8.7 times per million words; the 7,797th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 trio?
Trio appears 8.7 times per million words in written English, the 7,797th 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 trio?
- UK /ˈtɹi.əʊ/
- US /ˈtɹioʊ/
Trio has 2 syllables (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-trio.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trio?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trio from its last stressed vowel (/ioʊ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: riot, tori, roti, rito.
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 trio
- trios plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trio mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A group of three people or things.
- 2
A group of three musicians.
- 3
A piece of music written for three musicians.
- 4
A passage in the middle of a minuet, frequently in a different key.
- 5
Any cocktail made with a spirit, a liqueur, and a creamy ingredient.
- 6
Synonym of three-in-one (“type of fast food”).
- 7
Synonym of tierce.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Tiriyó.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trio in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 trio come from?
1715-25; borrowing from Italian trio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).