Which to use
“gelaufen” and “glauben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,894
- “gelaufen” frequency rank
- #659
- “glauben” frequency rank
- 3553
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gelaufen | glauben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs laufen | religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein |
Where the eye mixes gelaufen and glauben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. gelaufen ([ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]) and glauben ([ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gelaufen is recorded at frequency rank #2,894, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈlaʊ̯fn̩]. glauben is at rank #659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 3553, this pair ranks #1,999,943 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gelaufen vs glauben
Shared letters: aeglnu. Private to "gelaufen": f. Private to "glauben": b.
"gelaufen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "glauben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC