Which to use
“glauben” and “glaubst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #659
- “glauben” frequency rank
- #3,255
- “glaubst” frequency rank
- 3914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glauben | glaubst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben |
Where the eye mixes glauben and glaubst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. glauben (CCVVCVC) and glaubst (CCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses glauben with glaubst
A purely visual mix-up. glauben ([ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]) and glaubst ([ɡlaʊ̯pst]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glauben is recorded at frequency rank #659, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. glaubst is at rank #3,255, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡlaʊ̯pst].
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 3914, this pair ranks #1,999,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glauben vs glaubst
Shared letters: abglu. Private to "glauben": en. Private to "glaubst": st.
"glauben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "glaubst" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glauben" and "glaubst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "glauben" or "glaubst"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "glauben" and "glaubst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glauben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,999,040 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glauben" and "glaubst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glauben vs Guben". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,999,040 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.