gutgläubig

[ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]

/[ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“gutgläubig” is uncommon German (frequency #70,346 among 5,117 “G” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,346
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit einer positiven, vertrauensvollen Einstellung gegenüber anderen Menschen, manchmal sogar mit der Tendenz, naiv oder leichtgläubig zu sein

Corpus desk

Index DE-gutglaubig · gutgläubig · German

gutgläubig · rank #70,346 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,346
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gummiband

Nearest frequency peer: Gummiband (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „gutgläubig“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „gutgläubig“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for gutgläubig
PropertyValue
Headwordgutgläubig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,346
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „gutgläubig“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gutgläubigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gummiband“ (#70,345), „Gänsen“ (#70,347), „Hagens“ (#70,349). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gutgläubig“ bei #70,346. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gutgläubig is uncommon German at frequency #70,346 among 5,117 “G” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for gutgläubig in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is gutgläubig, spelled G-U-T-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit einer positiven, vertrauensvollen Einstellung gegenüber anderen Menschen, manchmal sogar mit der Tendenz, naiv oder leichtgläubig zu sein
  2. 2
    in gutem Glauben; mit der positiven Überzeugung über die Redlichkeit/Legitimität/Rechtmäßigkeit von etwas

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sie ist sehr gutgläubig.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "gutgläubig"?
"gutgläubig" is spelled G-U-T-G-L-Ä-U-B-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç].
What does "gutgläubig" mean?
As an adjective, "gutgläubig" means: mit einer positiven, vertrauensvollen Einstellung gegenüber anderen Menschen, manchmal sogar mit der Tendenz, naiv oder leichtgläubig zu sein
How do you pronounce "gutgläubig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gutgläubig" is [ˈɡuːtˌɡlɔɪ̯bɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gutgläubig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list