glauben
\ˈɡlaʊ̯bən\
The verdict
“glauben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Croire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-glauben · glauben · French
glauben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "G" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | glauben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈɡlaʊ̯bən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « glauben » en français
Rare enough to double-check
glauben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡlaʊ̯bən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for glauben in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is glauben, spelled G-L-A-U-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1Croire.
- 2Croire.
- 3Être convaincu des compétences de quelqu'un.
- 4Croire, avec le sens d'avoir un avis.
- 5Croire, avec le sens de faire confiance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how glauben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er glaubt an Gott.
Louise selbst glaubte an nichts, ließ die Kinder aber religiös erziehen, aus Widerwillen gegen den Protestantismus.
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.