trusting
trust·ing/ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/adjective, verb
trusting is spelled T-R-U-S-T-I-N-G: 8 letters and 2 syllables (trust·ing). It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trusting means “Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trusting?
| Letters | 8: T-R-U-S-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: trust·ing |
| In writing | 5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is trusting?
Trusting appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 trusting?
- /ˈtɹʌstɪŋ/
Trusting has 2 syllables, split trust·ing in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-trusting.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of trusting
- more trusting comparative
- most trusting superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trusting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Inclined to believe the claims or statements of others; inclined to confide readily; trustful.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of trust
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trusting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | confiante, confiador |
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 trusting come from?
From Middle English trustyng, trostinge, tristynge, equivalent to trust + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).