# truthful

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtɹuːθ.f(ə)l/ · frequency rank #16,812

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

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

## Easily confused with
- **truthfully** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/truthful-vs-truthfully)

## Common misspellings (13)
`rtuthful`, `trruthful`, `trtuhful`, `truhtful`, `trutfhul`, `truthfful`, `truthflu`, `truthfull`, `truthhful`, `truthufl`, `trutthful`, `ttruthful`, `turthful`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/truthful