triples
"triples" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“triples” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #34,326 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #34,326
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - bell changes rung on seven bells
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | triples |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #34,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “triples” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for triples is 7 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #34,326 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "bell changes rung on seven bells".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for triples, with forms such as "rtiples", "tirples", and "trilpes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "trips", "tripped", "triplet", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is triples, spelled T-R-I-P-L-E-S.
Definition
- 1bell changes rung on seven bells
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rtiples,tirples,trilpes,tripels,tripless,triplles,triplse,tripples,trpiles,trriples,ttriples
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of triples - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “triples”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is T-R-I-P-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Don't mix it up with “trips” - see the side-by-side comparison. triples vs trips
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.