Which to use
“glaubt” and “glaubte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,325
- “glaubt” frequency rank
- #6,543
- “glaubte” frequency rank
- 7868
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glaubt | glaubte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben |
Where the eye mixes glaubt and glaubte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. glaubt runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against glaubte's 7 (CCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses glaubt with glaubte
A purely visual mix-up. glaubt ([ɡlaʊ̯pt]) and glaubte ([ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “glaubt” sits inside “glaubte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7868, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
glaubt is recorded at frequency rank #1,325, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡlaʊ̯pt]. glaubte is at rank #6,543, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə].
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 7868, this pair ranks #1,986,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glaubt vs glaubte
Shared letters: abgltu. Private to "glaubt": -. Private to "glaubte": e.
"glaubt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "glaubte" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "glaubt" and "glaubte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "glaubt" vs "glaubte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "glaubt" and "glaubte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,986,563 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glaubt" and "glaubte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Glätte vs glaubte". 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 #1,986,563 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.