Standard Lemma guide

trie

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈtɹiː/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹaɪ̯/
  • General-American: /ˈtɹi.eɪ̯/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iː
  • homophone: tree
  • homophone: try
  • CMU ARPABET: T R AY1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

An ordered tree data structure that is used to store an associative array where the keys are usually strings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computer, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, science, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

Obsolete spelling of try.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, obsolete

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From retrieval.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: alkuosapuu — data structure
  • Finnish: trie — data structure
  • German: Trie — data structure
  • German: Präfixbaum — data structure