truthful

/ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/

//ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l// adj

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

The verdict

“truthful” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,812. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,812
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Honest, and always telling the truth.

Corpus desk

Index EN-truthful · truthful · English

truthful · rank #16,812 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #16,812
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH trooper

Nearest frequency peer: trooper (-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 “truthful”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “truthful” 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).

truthful vs truthfully
80% similar

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

Key facts for truthful
PropertyValue
Headwordtruthful
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,812
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “truthful”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).truthfullands 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 “trooper” (#16,811), “turret” (#16,813), “ubiquitous” (#16,814). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “truthful” is #16,812. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around truthful (IPA /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,812 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for truthful, with forms such as "rtuthful", "trruthful", and "trtuhful". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "truthfully", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. The correct English form is truthful, spelled T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Honest, and always telling the truth.
  2. 2
    Accurately depicting what is real.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how truthful appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. someone's truthful nature
  2. Mr. Musk was not being truthful, Mr. Rubio said. What about the more than 1,500 State Department officials who took early retirement in buyouts?

Etymology

From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful.

Antonyms

untruthful

This word in other languages

veraz(Español)sincère(Français)wahrheitsgemäß(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • rtuthful
  • trruthful
  • trtuhful
  • truhtful
  • trutfhul
  • truthfful
  • truthflu
  • truthfull
  • truthhful
  • truthufl
  • trutthful
  • ttruthful
  • turthful

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of truthful - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

rtuthful2trruthful1trtuhful2truhtful2trutfhul2truthfful1truthflu2truthfull1
Edit distance from "truthful"

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 "truthful"?
"truthful" is spelled T-R-U-T-H-F-U-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/.
What does "truthful" mean?
As an adjective, "truthful" means: Honest, and always telling the truth.
What words are commonly confused with "truthful"?
"truthful" is commonly confused with "truthfully". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "truthful"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "truthful" is /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/. 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 "truthful"?
From truth + -ful. Piecewise doublet of trothful, from Middle English trouþeful. 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 "truthful", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

there'll#16,807solitude#16,794sneaking#16,793sediment#16,790

Similar misspelling depth

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

ubiquitous13 variantsuntouched13 variantsvisionary13 variantsAristotle13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list