glauben

/[ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#659

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

glauben is aGermanverb. It means: religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein Pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. It ranks #659 in German word frequency. Often confused with Guben and glaubt.

Key facts for glauben
PropertyValue
Headwordglauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#659
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of glauben in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for glauben is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #659 in overall German word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for glauben, with forms such as "galuben", "gglauben", and "glabuen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Guben", "glaubt", "Graben", and more, 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 glauben, spelled G-L-A-U-B-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein
  2. 2
    einen Sachverhalt für wahr/richtig/glaubwürdig halten, aber die Möglichkeit zulassen, dass dies widerlegt wird; meinen
  3. 3
    etwas für möglich und wahrscheinlich halten; etwas vermuten, annehmen, mutmaßen, der Meinung sein
  4. 4
    sich auf jemanden vertrauensvoll verlassen
  5. 5
    jemandem vertrauen, auf jemanden vertrauen; auf etwas setzen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: galuben,gglauben,glabuen,glaubben,glaubenn,glaubne,glauebn,gllauben,gluaben,lgauben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for glauben

Misspelling Variants of "glauben"

galuben7gglauben8glabuen7glaubben8glaubenn8glaubne7glauebn7gllauben8
Misspelling Variants of "glauben"

Frequency rank: #659 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glauben"?
"glauben" is spelled G-L-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "glauben" mean?
As a verb, "glauben" means: religiös sein, an einen oder mehrere Götter glauben; in seinem Glauben überzeugt sein
What words are commonly confused with "glauben"?
"glauben" is commonly confused with "Guben", "glaubt", "Graben". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glauben" is [ˈɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glauben" come from?
"glauben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.