thrusts

/ˈθɹʌsts/

//ˈθɹʌsts// noun

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"thrusts" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“thrusts” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,373. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,373
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of thrust

Corpus desk

Index EN-thrusts · thrusts · English

thrusts · rank #36,373 · 11 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,373
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH tiebreaker

Nearest frequency peer: tiebreaker (+1 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 “thrusts”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “thrusts” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

thrusts vs trust
71% similar
thrusts vs truss
71% similar
thrusts vs trusts
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for thrusts
PropertyValue
Headwordthrusts
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈθɹʌsts/
Letters7
Frequency rank#36,373
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “thrusts”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).thrustslands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “tiebreaker” (#36,374), “thang” (#36,370), “Torquay” (#36,376). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “thrusts” is #36,373. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around thrusts (IPA /ˈθɹʌsts/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,373 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of thrust".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for thrusts, with forms such as "htrusts", "thhrusts", and "thrrusts". 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. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "trust", "truss", "trusts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is thrusts, spelled T-H-R-U-S-T-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of thrust

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • htrusts
  • thhrusts
  • thrrusts
  • thrsuts
  • thrussts
  • thrustss
  • thrustts
  • thrutss
  • thursts
  • trhusts
  • tthrusts

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

htrusts2thhrusts1thrrusts1thrsuts2thrussts1thrustss1thrustts1thrutss2
Edit distance from "thrusts"

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 "thrusts"?
"thrusts" is spelled T-H-R-U-S-T-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈθɹʌsts/.
What does "thrusts" mean?
As a noun, "thrusts" means: plural of thrust
What words are commonly confused with "thrusts"?
"thrusts" is commonly confused with "trust", "truss", "trusts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "thrusts"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "thrusts" is /ˈθɹʌsts/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "thrusts" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Torquay#36,376Trimble#36,379subtext#36,356stiffer#36,354

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

winking11 variantsseperate11 variantsscrolled11 variantsscooping11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list