# distrust

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈtɹʌst/ · frequency rank #17,122

## Definitions
1. Lack of trust or confidence.

## Etymology
From dis- + trust, alteration of the earlier term wantrust.

## Easily confused with
- **disgust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disgust-vs-distrust)
- **disrupt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/disrupt-vs-distrust)
- **district** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/district-vs-distrust)
- **distress** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distress-vs-distrust)
- **distract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distract-vs-distrust)
- **destruct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destruct-vs-distrust)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddistrust`, `disrtust`, `disstrust`, `distrrust`, `distrsut`, `distrusst`, `distrustt`, `distruts`, `disttrust`, `disturst`, `ditsrust`, `dsitrust`, `idstrust`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/distrust