Which to use
“thrust” and “trusts” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,871
- “thrust” frequency rank
- #9,681
- “trusts” frequency rank
- 18552
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | thrust | trusts |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | An attack made by moving the sword parallel to its length and landing with the point. | plural of trust |
Where the eye mixes thrust and trusts
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between thrust and trusts
A purely visual mix-up. thrust (/θɹʌst/) and trusts (/tɹʌsts/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
thrust is recorded at frequency rank #8,871, classified as anoun, pronounced /θɹʌst/. trusts is at rank #9,681, tagged as anoun, pronounced /tɹʌsts/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 18552, this pair ranks #444,132 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of thrust vs trusts
Shared letters: rstu. Private to "thrust": h. Private to "trusts": -.
"thrust" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCC · "trusts" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "thrust" and "trusts" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "thrust" or "trusts" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "thrust" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "trusts" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #444,132 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "thrust" and "trusts" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "trusts vs tryst". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #444,132 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.