Volksglauben

[fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩]

/[fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩]/ noun

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The verdict

“Volksglauben” is uncommon German (frequency #82,309 among 49,639 “V” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,309
frequency rank, German
49,639
“V” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - überlieferte und im Volk verbreitete Annahme, die jedoch nicht belegt oder bewiesen ist

Key facts for Volksglauben
PropertyValue
HeadwordVolksglauben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩]
Letters12
Frequency rank#82,309
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Volksglauben” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Volksglauben lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Volksglauben is uncommon German at frequency #82,309 among 49,639 “V” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "überlieferte und im Volk verbreitete Annahme, die jedoch nicht belegt oder bewiesen ist".

No misspelling variants are generated for Volksglauben in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Volksglauben, spelled V-O-L-K-S-G-L-A-U-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    überlieferte und im Volk verbreitete Annahme, die jedoch nicht belegt oder bewiesen ist

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 "Volksglauben"?
"Volksglauben" is spelled V-O-L-K-S-G-L-A-U-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩].
What does "Volksglauben" mean?
As a noun, "Volksglauben" means: überlieferte und im Volk verbreitete Annahme, die jedoch nicht belegt oder bewiesen ist
How do you pronounce "Volksglauben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Volksglauben" is [fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Volksglauben" come from?
"Volksglauben" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Volksglauben”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is V-O-L-K-S-G-L-A-U-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [fɔlksɡlaʊ̯bn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list