Which to use
“trick” and “trips” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,104
- “trick” frequency rank
- #49,411
- “trips” frequency rank
- 86515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trick | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | La septième levée et les suivantes du jeu de bridge. | Pluriel de trip. |
Where the eye mixes trick and trips
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between trick and trips
A purely visual mix-up. trick (\tʁik\) and trips (\tʁip\) 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 86515, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trick is recorded at frequency rank #37,104, classified as anoun, pronounced \tʁik\. trips is at rank #49,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced \tʁip\.
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 86515, this pair ranks #9,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trick vs trips
Shared letters: irt. Private to "trick": ck. Private to "trips": ps.
"trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trick" for "trips" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trick" vs "trips" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "trick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trips" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trick" and "trips" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trapp vs trips". 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 #9,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.