Which to use
“glaubt” and “glaubten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,325
- “glaubt” frequency rank
- #13,384
- “glaubten” frequency rank
- 14709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | glaubt | glaubten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben |
Where the eye mixes glaubt and glaubten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. glaubt runs 6 letters (CCVVCC) against glaubten's 8 (CCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses glaubt with glaubten
A purely visual mix-up. glaubt ([ɡlaʊ̯pt]) and glaubten ([ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “glaubt” sits inside “glaubten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14709, 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]. glaubten is at rank #13,384, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩].
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 14709, this pair ranks #1,949,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of glaubt vs glaubten
Shared letters: abgltu. Private to "glaubt": -. Private to "glaubten": en.
"glaubt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "glaubten" · 8 letters · shape CCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "glaubt" for "glaubten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "glaubt" vs "glaubten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "glaubten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,949,300 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "glaubt" and "glaubten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "glänzten vs glaubten". 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 #1,949,300 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.