trust

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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)

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.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

trust vs tut
60% similar
trust vs TuS
20% similar
trust vs tust
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for trust
PropertyValue
Headwordtrust
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters5
Frequency rank#18,099
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trust” sits in German frequency

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).trust lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Glaube an die Fähigkeiten und guten Absichten von Personen oder an die Verlässlichkeit von Dingen: Vertrauen
  2. 2
    das, wofür jemand zuständig ist: Verantwortung, Pflicht; Obhut, Verwahrung
  3. 3
    Rechtsverhältnis, bei dem Vermögen an einen Treuhänder (trustee) übertragen wird, der dieses zum Nutzen eines Begünstigten verwaltet; auf diese Weise übertragenes Vermögen: Trust
  4. 4
    Rechtsverhältnis, bei dem Vermögen an einen Treuhänder (trustee) übertragen wird, der dieses zum Nutzen eines Begünstigten verwaltet; auf diese Weise übertragenes Vermögen: Trust
  5. 5
    Verbindung von Unternehmen zur Marktbeherrschung, insbesondere Ende des 19. und Anfang des 20. Jahrhunderts: Trust

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how trust appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He tried to win her trust with flattery.
  2. A good friendship is based on mutual trust.

Synonyms

Antonyms

distrustdoubtmistrustuntrust

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.

rtust2trrust1trsut2trusst1trustt1truts2ttrust1turst2
Edit distance from "trust"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trust"?
"trust" is spelled T-R-U-S-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "trust" mean?
As a noun, "trust" means: Glaube an die Fähigkeiten und guten Absichten von Personen oder an die Verlässlichkeit von Dingen: Vertrauen
What words are commonly confused with "trust"?
"trust" is commonly confused with "tut", "TuS", "tust". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trust"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trust" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trust" come from?
"trust" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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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

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list