trusted

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The verdict

“trusted” is uncommon German (frequency #82,234 among 2,684 “T” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,234
frequency rank, German
2,684
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs trust

Corpus desk

Index DE-trusted · trusted · German

trusted · rank #82,234 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,234
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,684
  • PHOTO-FINISH Tätigkeitsfel…

Nearest frequency peer: Tätigkeitsfelder (+2 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 “trusted”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “trusted” 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 2, 2026
Key facts for trusted
PropertyValue
Headwordtrusted
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#82,234
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “trusted” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). trusted lands here:

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

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

Rare enough to double-check

trusted is uncommon German at frequency #82,234 among 2,684 “T” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs trust".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for trusted, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is trusted, spelled T-R-U-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs 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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "trusted"?
"trusted" is spelled T-R-U-S-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "trusted" mean?
As a verb, "trusted" means: Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs trust
How do you pronounce "trusted"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trusted" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "trusted" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "trusted", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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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