untrustworthy
/ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/adjective
untrustworthy is spelled U-N-T-R-U-S-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y: 13 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, untrustworthy means “Not deserving of trust; unreliable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in untrustworthy?
| Letters | 13: U-N-T-R-U-S-T-W-O-R-T-H-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th 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 untrustworthy?
Untrustworthy appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 untrustworthy?
- UK /ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜːði/
- US /ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɜɹ.ði/
- US [ˌʌnˈtɹʌstˌwɝ.ði]
Untrustworthy has 4 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-untrustworthy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with untrustworthy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as untrustworthy 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 untrustworthy
- more untrustworthy comparative
- most untrustworthy superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does untrustworthy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Not deserving of trust; unreliable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Untrustworthy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense not deserving of trust; unreliable:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | unzuverlässig, nicht vertrauenswürdig |
| Spanish | no/poco/nada fidedigno/confiable/fehaciente, no ser de confiar |
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 untrustworthy come from?
From un- + trustworthy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).