trail vs trace

trail and trace both are nouns.

trail and trace both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
trail	Yes	No	Yes	No
trace	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, trace is a hyponym of trail; that is, trace is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than trail:

trail: go after with the intent to catch
trace: pursue or chase relentlessly

Other hyponyms of trail include tree, quest, hound, hunt, run down.

trail (noun)	trace (noun)
a path or track roughly blazed through wild or hilly country	a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image
evidence pointing to a possible solution	either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
a track or mark left by something that has passed	an indication that something has been present
	a suggestion of some quality
	a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle
	a just detectable amount

trail (verb)	trace (verb)
drag loosely along a surface; allow to sweep the ground	follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something
hang down so as to drag along the ground	read with difficulty
go after with the intent to catch	make a mark or lines on a surface
move, proceed, or walk draggingly or slowly	copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of
to lag or linger behind	pursue or chase relentlessly
	to go back over again
	make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along
	discover traces of

Difference between trail and trace

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