Which to use
“triple” and “triste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,056
- “triple” frequency rank
- #1,259
- “triste” frequency rank
- 6315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triple | triste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que es exactamente tres veces más grande que otro, que lo contiene tres veces; que triplica un número, una cantidad o una cualidad. | Que siente tristeza. |
Where the eye mixes triple and triste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. triple and triste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: triple vs triste
A purely visual mix-up. triple ([ˈt̪ɾiple]) and triste ([ˈt̪ɾist̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triple is recorded at frequency rank #5,056, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾiple]. triste is at rank #1,259, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈt̪ɾist̪e].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 6315, this pair ranks #311,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of triple vs triste
Shared letters: eirt. Private to "triple": lp. Private to "triste": s.
"triple" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "triste" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "triple" and "triste" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "triple" or "triste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "triple" and "triste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "triple" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "triste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #311,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triple" and "triste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "triple vs triplete". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #311,137 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.