trilhovstriploTell them apart

Quick tell: trilho is a noun, triplo is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“trilho” is a noun and “triplo” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#19,289
“trilho” frequency rank
#9,275
“triplo” frequency rank
28564
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature trilho triplo
Definition caminho, trilha qualidade da triplicidade

Letter map: trilho vs triplo

Shared letters muted; letters that set trilho and triplo apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. trilho and triplo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
trilho
6 ch
triplo

Grammar separator: trilho vs triplo

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: trilho is anoun and triploanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28564, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

trilho is recorded at frequency rank #19,289, classified as anoun. triplo is at rank #9,275, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈtɾi.plu/.

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 28564, this pair ranks #40,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of trilho vs triplo

Shared letters: ilort. Private to "trilho": h. Private to "triplo": p.

"trilho" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV  ·  "triplo" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • trilho ← rtilho · tirlho · trihlo · trilhho · trillho · triloh · trliho · trrilho
  • triplo ← rtiplo · tirplo · trilpo · tripllo · tripol · tripplo · trpilo · trriplo

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "trilho" and "triplo" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "trilho" is a noun and "triplo" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "trilho" vs "triplo" - which ranks higher?
"triplo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,275 in our Portuguese list, against #19,289 for "trilho". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "trilho" and "triplo". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "trilho" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "triplo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #40,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "trilho" and "triplo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "tralha vs trilho". 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 #40,254 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list