audition vs trial

audition and trial both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
audition	Yes	No	Yes	No
trial	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, trial is a hypernym of audition; that is, trial is a word with a broader meaning than audition:

Other hypernyms of audition include run, test.

audition (noun)	trial (noun)
a test of the suitability of a performer	the act of testing something
the ability to hear; the auditory faculty	(law) the determination of a person's innocence or guilt by due process of law
	the act of undergoing testing
	trying something to find out about it
	an annoying or frustrating or catastrophic event
	(sports) a preliminary competition to determine qualifications

audition (verb)	trial (verb)
perform in order to get a role