Which to use
“glauben” and “glaubt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #659
- “glauben” frequency rank
- #1,325
- “glaubt” frequency rank
- 1984
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glauben | glaubt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben |
Where the eye mixes glauben and glaubt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses glauben with glaubt
A purely visual mix-up. glauben ([ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]) and glaubt ([ɡlaʊ̯pt]) 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 1984, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glauben is recorded at frequency rank #659, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. glaubt is at rank #1,325, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɡlaʊ̯pt].
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 1984, this pair ranks #2,003,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glauben vs glaubt
Shared letters: abglu. Private to "glauben": en. Private to "glaubt": t.
"glauben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "glaubt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glauben" and "glaubt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "glauben" or "glaubt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "glauben" and "glaubt" 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 "glaubt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,328 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glauben" and "glaubt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glaubt vs graut". 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 #2,003,328 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.