glaubten

/[ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,384

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

9

similar word pairs

glaubten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben Pronounced [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]. Often confused with Gluten and Glaube.

Key facts for glaubten
PropertyValue
Headwordglaubten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,384
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for glaubten is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,384 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for glaubten, with forms such as "galubten", "gglaubten", and "glabuten". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Gluten", "Glaube", "glaubt", 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 glaubten, spelled G-L-A-U-B-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: galubten,gglaubten,glabuten,glaubbten,glaubetn,glaubtenn,glaubtne,glaubtten,glautben,gllaubten,gluabten,lgaubten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for glaubten

Misspelling Variants of "glaubten"

galubten8gglaubten9glabuten8glaubbten9glaubetn8glaubtenn9glaubtne8glaubtten9
Misspelling Variants of "glaubten"

Frequency rank: #13,384 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glaubten"?
"glaubten" is spelled G-L-A-U-B-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩].
What does "glaubten" mean?
As a verb, "glaubten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs glauben
What words are commonly confused with "glaubten"?
"glaubten" is commonly confused with "Gluten", "Glaube", "glaubt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glaubten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaubten" is [ˈɡlaʊ̯ptn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaubten" come from?
"glaubten" 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.