1 | noun | the act of testing something 2 | noun | trying something to find out about it 3 | noun | the act of undergoing testing 4 | noun | (law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law 5 | noun | (sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications 6 | noun | an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event (6 meanings)

tr'ahyuhl (IPA: trˈaɪəl)

tri-al (5 letters | 2 syllables)

1436 (Late Middle ages | European Renaissance) (589 years ago)

written: 1520th most common (1 in 14493 words) ( > 99% noun)

spoken: 1986th most common (1 in 38462 words)

(includes some inflected forms)

trials

run | test | trial run | tryout | tribulation | visitation (total: 6)

assay | audition | clinical test | clinical trial | double blind | field trial | fitting | Ministry of Transportation test | MOT | MOT test | pilot program | pilot project | preclinical phase | preclinical test | preclinical trial | ... (total: 32)

attempt | effort | endeavor | endeavour | try | experiment | experimentation | legal proceeding | proceeding | proceedings | competition | contest | affliction (total: 13)

denial | dial | lisle | mistrial | pretrial | retrial | rial | vial (total: 8) (based on typical American pronunciation)

atrial | triad | tribal | trill

trail

by trial and error | on trial | phase I clinical trial | phase II clinical trial | phase III clinical trial | phase IV clinical trial | right to speedy and public trial by jury | trial-and-error | trial and error | trial attorney | ... (total: 17)

Trial (US population: 280 people, white: 92%)

The Trial (Franz Kafka)

Trial and Error | Trial | The Trial | Megalopolis Expressway Trial | Portia on Trial | ... (total: 8)

trial.com | trial.net | trial.info | trial.biz

"Perry Mason" climax | "Perry Mason" feature | *Deal | Balloon, perhaps | Court TV coverage | Court TV focus | Court activity | Court event | Courtroom event | Error's partner | Hardship | Kafka novel, with "The" | ... (total: 16) (based on all New York Times crossword puzzles 1994 to 2009)

5 (International English) | 5 (North American English)

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