Which to use
“triple” is an adjective and “trips” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,302
- “triple” frequency rank
- #49,411
- “trips” frequency rank
- 54713
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | triple | trips |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui vaut trois fois autant. | Pluriel de trip. |
Where the eye mixes triple and trips
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: triple vs trips
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: triple is \tʁipl\ while trips is \tʁip\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54713, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
triple is recorded at frequency rank #5,302, classified as anadj, pronounced \tʁipl\. 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 54713, this pair ranks #132,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of triple vs trips
Shared letters: iprt. Private to "triple": el. Private to "trips": s.
"triple" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "trips" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "triple" and "trips" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "triple" or "trips" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "triple" 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 #132,165 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "triple" 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 #132,165 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.