distrustful
adjective
distrustful is spelled D-I-S-T-R-U-S-T-F-U-L: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, distrustful means “Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in distrustful?
| Letters | 11: D-I-S-T-R-U-S-T-F-U-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is distrustful?
Distrustful appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce distrustful?
Distrustful has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of distrustful
- more distrustful comparative
- most distrustful superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does distrustful mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
- 2
Causing or giving rise to distrust.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Distrustful in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense marked by distrust; doubtful; suspicious:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | méfiant, suspicieux |
| German | misstrauisch |
| Spanish | desconfiado, receloso, difidente |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does distrustful come from?
From distrust + -ful.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).