trips

/tɹɪps/

//tɹɪps// noun

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"trips" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trips” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,905. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,905
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of trip

Corpus desk

Index EN-trips · trips · English

trips · rank #4,905 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,905
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tasks

Nearest frequency peer: tasks (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “trips”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “trips” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trips vs TRP
0% similar
trips vs tris
80% similar
trips vs TTIP
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trips
PropertyValue
Headwordtrips
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/tɹɪps/
Letters5
Frequency rank#4,905
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “trips”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).tripslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “tasks” (#4,904), “ultra” (#4,906), “syndrome” (#4,903). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “trips” is #4,905. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around trips (IPA /tɹɪps/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,905 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for trips, with forms such as "rtips", "tirps", and "tripps". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "TRP", "tris", "TTIP", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is trips, spelled T-R-I-P-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of trip
  2. 2
    Three of a kind, especially if one of the three cards is in one's hand and the other two are on the board. Compare set (“three of a kind, especially with one card on the board and the other two in one's hand”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtips
  • tirps
  • tripps
  • tripss
  • trisp
  • trpis
  • trrips
  • ttrips

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trips - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

rtips2tirps2tripps1tripss1trisp2trpis2trrips1ttrips1
Edit distance from "trips"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trips"?
"trips" is spelled T-R-I-P-S. The IPA pronunciation is /tɹɪps/.
What does "trips" mean?
As a noun, "trips" means: plural of trip
What words are commonly confused with "trips"?
"trips" is commonly confused with "TRP", "tris", "TTIP". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trips"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trips" is /tɹɪps/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trips" come from?
"trips" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trips", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tasks#4,904ultra#4,906usage#4,908snake#4,895

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

appeals8 variantsserial8 variantsrecipe8 variantsranks8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list