glaubte

[ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]

/[ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]/ verb

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The verdict

“glaubte” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,543. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,543
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben

Corpus desk

Index DE-glaubte · glaubte · German

glaubte · rank #6,543 · 10 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,543
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH gewählten

Nearest frequency peer: gewählten (-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 „glaubte“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „glaubte“ 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).

glaubte vs glaubten
88% similar
glaubte vs glaub
71% similar
glaubte vs Glaube
71% similar

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

Key facts for glaubte
PropertyValue
Headwordglaubte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,543
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „glaubte“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).glaubteliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „gewählten“ (#6,542), „gesungen“ (#6,541), „hessischen“ (#6,545). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „glaubte“ bei #6,543. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around glaubte (IPA [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,543 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for glaubte, with forms such as "galubte", "gglaubte", and "glabute". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "glaubten", "glaub", "Glaube", 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 its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is glaubte, spelled G-L-A-U-B-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galubte
  • gglaubte
  • glabute
  • glaubbte
  • glaubet
  • glaubtte
  • glautbe
  • gllaubte
  • gluabte
  • lgaubte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glaubte - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

galubte2gglaubte1glabute2glaubbte1glaubet2glaubtte1glautbe2gllaubte1
Edit distance from "glaubte"

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 "glaubte"?
"glaubte" is spelled G-L-A-U-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə].
What does "glaubte" mean?
As a verb, "glaubte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben
What words are commonly confused with "glaubte"?
"glaubte" is commonly confused with "glaubten", "glaub", "Glaube". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glaubte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaubte" is [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaubte" come from?
"glaubte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Geister#6,540geheime#6,539ernannt#6,531Kärnten#6,556

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

breiter10 variantsausgeht10 variantsRebellen10 variantszukommen10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list