trial vs try

trial and try both are nouns.

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

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

trial: the act of testing something
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of trial include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

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

trial: the act of undergoing testing
try: earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

Other hypernyms of trial include attempt, effort, endeavor, endeavour.

trial (noun)	try (noun)
the act of testing something	earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
(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

trial (verb)	try (verb)
	put on a garment in order to see whether it fits and looks nice
	melt (fat or lard) in order to separate out impurities
	take a sample of
	test the limits of
	give pain or trouble to
	make an effort or attempt
	put to the test, as for its quality, or give experimental use to
	examine or hear (evidence or a case) by judicial process
	put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of