trusted

/ˈtɹʌstɪd/

//ˈtɹʌstɪd// verb

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

The verdict

“trusted” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,172. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,172
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of trust

Corpus desk

Index EN-trusted · trusted · English

trusted · rank #5,172 · 11 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,172
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH trucks

Nearest frequency peer: trucks (-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 “trusted”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trusted” 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).

trusted vs trusts
71% similar
trusted vs trusty
71% similar
trusted vs tufted
71% similar

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

Key facts for trusted
PropertyValue
Headwordtrusted
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈtɹʌstɪd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,172
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “trusted”

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).trustedlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “trucks” (#5,171), “vessels” (#5,173), “transit” (#5,170). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “trusted” is #5,172. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around trusted (IPA /ˈtɹʌstɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,172 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of trust".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for trusted, with forms such as "rtusted", "trrusted", and "trsuted". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "trusts", "trusty", "tufted", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is trusted, spelled T-R-U-S-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of trust

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtusted
  • trrusted
  • trsuted
  • trusetd
  • trussted
  • trustde
  • trustedd
  • trustted
  • trutsed
  • ttrusted
  • tursted

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trusted - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

rtusted2trrusted1trsuted2trusetd2trussted1trustde2trustedd1trustted1
Edit distance from "trusted"

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

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

Same letter count

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

vessels#5,173transit#5,170tourist#5,169volumes#5,175

Similar misspelling depth

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

regards11 variantsbacteria11 variantsmentally11 variantscustoms11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list