trustworthy
/ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/adjective
trustworthy is spelled T-R-U-S-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, trustworthy means “Deserving of trust, reliable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in trustworthy?
| Letters | 11: T-R-U-S-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.2 times per million words; the 14,731st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is trustworthy?
Trustworthy appears 3.2 times per million words in written English, the 14,731st 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 trustworthy?
- UK /ˈtɹʌst.wɜː.ði/
- US /ˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/
- US [ˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði]
Trustworthy has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-trustworthy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with trustworthy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as trustworthy from its last stressed vowel (/ʌstwɜɹði/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of trustworthy
- more trustworthy comparative
- most trustworthy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trustworthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Deserving of trust, reliable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Trustworthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense reliable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | de confiance, digne de confiance, digne de foi, fiable |
| German | vertrauenswürdig, glaubwürdig |
| Portuguese | confiável |
| Spanish | fidedigno, de confianza, confiable, de fiar, fehaciente |
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 trustworthy come from?
From trust + -worthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).