# trivia

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹɪvi.ə/ · frequency rank #15,722

## Definitions
1. Insignificant trifles of little importance, especially items of unimportant information; froth.
2. A quiz game that involves obscure facts.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *tréyes
From Latin trivia, plural of trivium (“place where three roads meet”). The term came to be used for any public place, and then for anything commonplace. Furthermore, because the beginners' course at university was called trivium, the word came to be used only for anything basic, simple and trivial.

## Easily confused with
- **Trixie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trivia-vs-trixie)
- **trivial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trivia-vs-trivial)
- **tibia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tibia-vs-trivia)
- **Travis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/travis-vs-trivia)
- **Trisha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trisha-vs-trivia)
- **Tricia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tricia-vs-trivia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`rtivia`, `tirvia`, `triiva`, `trivai`, `trivvia`, `trrivia`, `trviia`, `ttrivia`

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