# belief vs believe

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### belief
*verb · IPA [bəˈliːf] · frequency rank #21,188*
1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs belaufen

### believe
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #24,638*
etwas glauben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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