glaub

[ɡlaʊ̯p]

/[ɡlaʊ̯p]/ verb

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The verdict

“glaub” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,198. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,198
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben

Corpus desk

Index DE-glaub · glaub · German

glaub · rank #1,198 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,198
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH geführt

Nearest frequency peer: geführt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „glaub“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „glaub“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

glaub vs grab
60% similar
glaub vs grau
60% similar
glaub vs grub
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for glaub
PropertyValue
Headwordglaub
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡlaʊ̯p]
Letters5
Frequency rank#1,198
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „glaub“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).glaubliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „geführt“ (#1,197), „erstmal“ (#1,196), „heutigen“ (#1,200). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „glaub“ bei #1,198. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around glaub (IPA [ɡlaʊ̯p]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,198 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for glaub, with forms such as "galub", "gglaub", and "glabu". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "grab", "grau", "grub", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is glaub, spelled G-L-A-U-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galub
  • gglaub
  • glabu
  • glaubb
  • gllaub
  • gluab
  • lgaub

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glaub - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

galub2gglaub1glabu2glaubb1gllaub1gluab2lgaub2
Edit distance from "glaub"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glaub"?
"glaub" is spelled G-L-A-U-B. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡlaʊ̯p].
What does "glaub" mean?
As a verb, "glaub" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs glauben
What words are commonly confused with "glaub"?
"glaub" is commonly confused with "grab", "grau", "grub". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glaub"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaub" is [ɡlaʊ̯p]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaub" come from?
"glaub" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "glaub", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Karte#1,203Baden#1,192Sicht#1,189Linke#1,185

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

getan7 variantsArsch7 variantsmeint7 variantsladen7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list