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The verdict
“trust” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,099. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,099
- frequency rank, German
- 2,684
- “T” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Glaube an die Fähigkeiten und guten Absichten von Personen oder an die Verlässlichkeit von Dingen: Vertrauen
Corpus desk
Index DE-trust · trust · German
trust · rank #18,099 · 8 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,099
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,684
- PHOTO-FINISH Trieben
Nearest frequency peer: Trieben (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “trust”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- toto
toto
81,905 corpus weight
- traditionel…
traditioneller
81,904 corpus weight
- Trieben
Trieben
81,903 corpus weight
- trust
trust
81,902 corpus weight
- Trümmern
Trümmern
81,901 corpus weight
- Täters
Täters
81,900 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “trust” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | trust |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | […] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #18,099 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “trust” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around trust (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,099 among 2,684 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for trust, with forms such as "rtust", "trrust", and "trsut". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tut", "TuS", "tust", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is trust, spelled T-R-U-S-T.
Definition
- 1Glaube an die Fähigkeiten und guten Absichten von Personen oder an die Verlässlichkeit von Dingen: Vertrauen
- 2das, wofür jemand zuständig ist: Verantwortung, Pflicht; Obhut, Verwahrung
- 3Rechtsverhältnis, bei dem Vermögen an einen Treuhänder (trustee) übertragen wird, der dieses zum Nutzen eines Begünstigten verwaltet; auf diese Weise übertragenes Vermögen: Trust
- 4Rechtsverhältnis, bei dem Vermögen an einen Treuhänder (trustee) übertragen wird, der dieses zum Nutzen eines Begünstigten verwaltet; auf diese Weise übertragenes Vermögen: Trust
- 5Verbindung von Unternehmen zur Marktbeherrschung, insbesondere Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts: Trust
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how trust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
He tried to win her trust with flattery.
A good friendship is based on mutual trust.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- rtust
- trrust
- trsut
- trusst
- trustt
- truts
- ttrust
- turst
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trust - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trust", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "trust" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "tut". View pair
- 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #18,099 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "T" letter cohort. T–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.