trusting

/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/

//ˈtɹʌstɪŋ// verb

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"trusting" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“trusting” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,953
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-trusting · trusting · English

trusting · rank #10,953 · 13 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,953
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH translations

Nearest frequency peer: translations (-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 “trusting”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “trusting” 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).

trusting vs twisting
75% similar
trusting vs testing
75% similar
trusting vs tasting
75% similar

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

Key facts for trusting
PropertyValue
Headwordtrusting
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#10,953
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “trusting”

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).trustinglands 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 “translations” (#10,952), “turtles” (#10,954), “trainers” (#10,951). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “trusting” is #10,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around trusting (IPA /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,953 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "present participle and gerund of trust".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for trusting, with forms such as "rtusting", "trrusting", and "trsuting". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "twisting", "testing", "tasting", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing. The correct English form is trusting, spelled T-R-U-S-T-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of trust

Etymology

From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtusting
  • trrusting
  • trsuting
  • trusitng
  • trussting
  • trustign
  • trustingg
  • trustinng
  • trustnig
  • trustting
  • trutsing
  • ttrusting
  • tursting

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of trusting - 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.

rtusting2trrusting1trsuting2trusitng2trussting1trustign2trustingg1trustinng1
Edit distance from "trusting"

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 "trusting"?
"trusting" is spelled T-R-U-S-T-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/.
What does "trusting" mean?
As a verb, "trusting" means: present participle and gerund of trust
What words are commonly confused with "trusting"?
"trusting" is commonly confused with "twisting", "testing", "tasting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "trusting"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "trusting" is /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "trusting"?
From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing. 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 "trusting", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

trainers#10,951unlawful#10,960vanished#10,964volatile#10,968

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

unpopular13 variantswithdrew13 variantsaccredited13 variantsbackward13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list