different between triphthong vs trigraph

English

From the Ancient Greek ?????????? (tríphthongos, “triphthong, having three voices”), from ???? (tría, “three”) + ??????? (phthóngos, “sound”).

(UK) IPA^(key): /?t??f???(?)/; (proscribed) /?t??p???(?)/
(US) IPA^(key): /?t??f???/; (proscribed) /?t??p???/
(CA; US, in accents with the cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /?t??f???/; (proscribed) /?t??p???/

triphthong (plural triphthongs)

A monosyllabic vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another that passes over a third one.

tri- +? -graph

trigraph (plural trigraphs)

(linguistics) A specific sequence of three letters, especially one used collectively to represent a single phoneme.
(computing) A three-character sequence used to enter a single conceptual character.

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