Aberglaube
The verdict
“Aberglaube” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,413 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,413
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
Dominant Wiktionary sense: ein Glaubenssatz oder ein Glaubensgebilde, das dem eigenen gegenüber als irrational, unvernünftig, nutzlos (manchmal auch unmenschlich) und deswegen als unterlegen betrachtet wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aberglaube |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈaːbɐˌɡlaʊ̯bə] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,413 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aberglaube” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Aberglaube is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaːbɐˌɡlaʊ̯bə]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,413 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein Glaubenssatz oder ein Glaubensgebilde, das dem eigenen gegenüber als irrational, unvernünftig, nutzlos (manchmal auch unmenschlich) und deswegen als unterlegen betrachtet wird".
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aberglaube, with forms such as "abberglaube", "abegrlaube", and "abergalube". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Aberglauben", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Aberglaube, spelled A-B-E-R-G-L-A-U-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Definition
- 1ein Glaubenssatz oder ein Glaubensgebilde, das dem eigenen gegenüber als irrational, unvernünftig, nutzlos (manchmal auch unmenschlich) und deswegen als unterlegen betrachtet wird
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: abberglaube,abegrlaube,abergalube,abergglaube,aberglabue,aberglaubbe,aberglaueb,abergllaube,abergluabe,aberlgaube,aberrglaube,abreglaube,aebrglaube,baerglaube
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aberglaube — measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Edit distance from "Aberglaube"
Frequency rank: #33,413 in German
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Using “Aberglaube”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-E-R-G-L-A-U-B-E — every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈaːbɐˌɡlaʊ̯bə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Aberglauben” — see the side-by-side comparison. Aberglaube vs Aberglauben
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Nearby German words
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