Which to use
“beleben” and “blieben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,523
- “beleben” frequency rank
- #2,757
- “blieben” frequency rank
- 23280
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | beleben | blieben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand oder etwas zum Leben erwecken | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben |
Where the eye mixes beleben and blieben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. beleben (CVCVCVC) and blieben (CCVVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: beleben vs blieben
A purely visual mix-up. beleben ([bəˈleːbn̩]) and blieben ([ˈbliːbn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23280, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
beleben is recorded at frequency rank #20,523, classified as averb, pronounced [bəˈleːbn̩]. blieben is at rank #2,757, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈbliːbn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23280, this pair ranks #1,863,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of beleben vs blieben
Shared letters: beln. Private to "beleben": -. Private to "blieben": i.
"beleben" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "blieben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "beleben" and "blieben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "beleben" vs "blieben" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "beleben" and "blieben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "beleben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "blieben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,340 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "beleben" and "blieben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs beleben". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,863,340 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.