distrustful

adj

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"distrustful" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“distrustful” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,021. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,021
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.

Corpus desk

Index EN-distrustful · distrustful · English

distrustful · rank #47,021 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,021
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH discordant

Nearest frequency peer: discordant (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “distrustful”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “distrustful” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for distrustful
PropertyValue
Headworddistrustful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters11
Frequency rank#47,021
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “distrustful”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).distrustfullands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “discordant” (#47,019), “disavow” (#47,018), “downy” (#47,024). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “distrustful” is #47,021. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around distrustful, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,021 among 3,470 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for distrustful, with forms such as "ddistrustful", "disrtustful", and "disstrustful". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From distrust + -ful. The correct English form is distrustful, spelled D-I-S-T-R-U-S-T-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
  2. 2
    Causing or giving rise to distrust.

Etymology

From distrust + -ful.

This word in other languages

desconfiado(Español)méfiant(Français)misstrauisch(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddistrustful
  • disrtustful
  • disstrustful
  • distrrustful
  • distrsutful
  • distrusftul
  • distrusstful
  • distrustfful
  • distrustflu
  • distrustfull
  • distrusttful
  • distrustufl
  • distrutsful
  • disttrustful
  • disturstful
  • ditsrustful
  • dsitrustful
  • idstrustful

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of distrustful - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddistrustful1disrtustful2disstrustful1distrrustful1distrsutful2distrusftul2distrusstful1distrustfful1
Edit distance from "distrustful"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "distrustful"?
"distrustful" is spelled D-I-S-T-R-U-S-T-F-U-L.
What does "distrustful" mean?
As an adjective, "distrustful" means: Experiencing distrust, showing distrust, wary, sceptical, suspicious, doubtful.
What are common misspellings of "distrustful"?
Common misspellings include "ddistrustful", "disrtustful", "disstrustful", "distrrustful", "distrsutful". The correct spelling is "distrustful".
What is the origin of the word "distrustful"?
From distrust + -ful. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

evidentiary#47,047compressive#46,992collectives#46,990aphrodisiac#46,908

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

unencumbered18 variantsmulticolored18 variantsinclusiveness18 variantsbutterscotch18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list