Which to use
“gläubig” is an adjective and “glaubst” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,330
- “gläubig” frequency rank
- #3,255
- “glaubst” frequency rank
- 30585
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gläubig | glaubst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vertrauensvoll | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben |
Where the eye mixes gläubig and glaubst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gläubig (CCVVCVC) and glaubst (CCVVCCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: gläubig vs glaubst
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gläubig is [ˈɡlɔɪ̯bɪç] while glaubst is [ɡlaʊ̯pst]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30585, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gläubig is recorded at frequency rank #27,330, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. 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 30585, this pair ranks #1,744,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gläubig vs glaubst
Shared letters: bglu. Private to "gläubig": iä. Private to "glaubst": ast.
"gläubig" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC · "glaubst" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- glaubst ← galubst · gglaubst · glabust · glaubbst · glaubsst · glaubstt · glaubts · glausbt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gläubig" for "glaubst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gläubig" or "glaubst" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gläubig" 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 #1,744,950 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gläubig" and "glaubst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geläufig vs gläubig". 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 #1,744,950 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.