1. a group of three letters representing a single sound
Usage: linguistics

Examples

• The word ‘night’ contains the trigraph ‘igh’ which represents a single vowel sound.
• In English, ‘tch’ is a common trigraph found in words like ‘catch’ and ‘match’.
• Teachers often use trigraphs to help students understand spelling patterns.
• The trigraph ‘eau’ in French represents the sound /o/ as in ‘beau’.
• Students learning phonics must recognize trigraphs as well as digraphs.
• The word ‘through’ contains the trigraph ‘ough’ which can be challenging for learners.