glaubwürdig

[ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]

/[ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“glaubwürdig” has 17 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,084. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,084
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
17
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass man ihm glauben kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-glaubwurdig · glaubwürdig · German

glaubwürdig · rank #14,084 · 17 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,084
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Glückwünsche

Nearest frequency peer: Glückwünsche (+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 „glaubwürdig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „glaubwürdig“ 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).

glaubwürdig vs glaubwürdige
92% similar
glaubwürdig vs glaubwürdiger
85% similar

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

Key facts for glaubwürdig
PropertyValue
Headwordglaubwürdig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#14,084
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „glaubwürdig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.glaubwürdigliegt 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: „Glückwünsche“ (#14,085), „Ghana“ (#14,081), „Grafschaft“ (#14,087). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „glaubwürdig“ bei #14,084. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around glaubwürdig (IPA [ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,084 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "so, dass man ihm glauben kann".

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for glaubwürdig, with forms such as "galubwürdig", "gglaubwürdig", and "glabuwürdig". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "glaubwürdige", "glaubwürdiger", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is glaubwürdig, spelled G-L-A-U-B-W-Ü-R-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass man ihm glauben kann

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how glaubwürdig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Aussagen der Nachbarin schienen dem Polizisten wenig glaubwürdig.
  2. John Harrison, ein Assistenzprofessor an der S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies in Singapur, hält die Terrorwarnung für glaubwürdig.

Synonyms

authentischglaubhaftplausibelvertrauenswürdig

Antonyms

unglaubwürdig

This word in other languages

authentic(English)creíble(Español)crédible(Français)autêntico(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • galubwürdig
  • gglaubwürdig
  • glabuwürdig
  • glaubbwürdig
  • glaubwrüdig
  • glaubwwürdig
  • glaubwüdrig
  • glaubwürddig
  • glaubwürdgi
  • glaubwürdigg
  • glaubwüridg
  • glaubwürrdig
  • glaubüwrdig
  • glauwbürdig
  • gllaubwürdig
  • gluabwürdig
  • lgaubwürdig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of glaubwürdig - 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.

galubwürdig2gglaubwürdig1glabuwürdig2glaubbwürdig1glaubwrüdig2glaubwwürdig1glaubwüdrig2glaubwürddig1
Edit distance from "glaubwürdig"

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 "glaubwürdig"?
"glaubwürdig" is spelled G-L-A-U-B-W-Ü-R-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç].
What does "glaubwürdig" mean?
As an adjective, "glaubwürdig" means: so, dass man ihm glauben kann
What words are commonly confused with "glaubwürdig"?
"glaubwürdig" is commonly confused with "glaubwürdige", "glaubwürdiger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "glaubwürdig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaubwürdig" is [ˈɡlaʊ̯pˌvʏʁdɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaubwürdig" come from?
"glaubwürdig" 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 "glaubwürdig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Finanzkrise#14,063Kontinuität#14,107einzuhalten#14,049durchgängig#14,045

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

Grafschaft17 variantsGedenkstätte17 variantsdahingehend17 variantsnachhaltigen17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list