untrusted
"untrusted" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“untrusted” is uncommon English (frequency #86,898 among 23,789 “U” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #86,898
- frequency rank, English
- 23,789
- “U” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Not trusted.
Corpus desk
Index EN-untrusted · untrusted · English
untrusted · rank #86,898 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #86,898
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 23,789
- PHOTO-FINISH unsubsidized
Nearest frequency peer: unsubsidized (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “untrusted”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- unromantic
unromantic
13,107 corpus weight
- unruffled
unruffled
13,106 corpus weight
- unsubsidized
unsubsidized
13,104 corpus weight
- untrusted
untrusted
13,103 corpus weight
- unverifiable
unverifiable
13,102 corpus weight
- upregulation
upregulation
13,100 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “untrusted” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | untrusted |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #86,898 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “untrusted” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
untrusted is uncommon English at frequency #86,898 among 23,789 “U” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Not trusted.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for untrusted in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From un- + trusted. The correct English form is untrusted, spelled U-N-T-R-U-S-T-E-D.
Definition
- 1Not trusted.
Etymology
From un- + trusted.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "untrusted", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.