Which to use
“trick” is an adjective and “tripé” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #19,582
- “trick” frequency rank
- #34,955
- “tripé” frequency rank
- 54537
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | trick | tripé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | que envolve trapaça ou engano | suporte de três pernas articuladas |
Letter map: trick vs tripé
Shared letters muted; letters that set trick and tripé apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: trick vs tripé
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trick is anadjective and tripéanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54537, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
trick is recorded at frequency rank #19,582, classified as anadj. tripé is at rank #34,955, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɾi.ˈpɛ/.
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 54537, this pair ranks #11,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of trick vs tripé
Shared letters: irt. Private to "trick": ck. Private to "tripé": pé.
"trick" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "tripé" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- trick ← rtick · tirck · trcik · tricck · trickk · trikc · trrick · ttrick
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "trick" for "tripé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "trick" vs "tripé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "trick" vs "tripé" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "trick" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "tripé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "trick" and "tripé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tripé vs triz". 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 #11,192 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.