Which to use
“bleib” and “bleiben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,333
- “bleib” frequency rank
- #376
- “bleiben” frequency rank
- 4709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bleib | bleiben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Präsens Imperativ Aktiv des Verbs bleiben | einen Ort beibehalten |
Where the eye mixes bleib and bleiben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between bleib and bleiben
A purely visual mix-up. bleib ([blaɪ̯p]) and bleiben ([ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “bleib” sits inside “bleiben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bleib is recorded at frequency rank #4,333, classified as averb, pronounced [blaɪ̯p]. bleiben is at rank #376, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblaɪ̯bn̩].
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 4709, this pair ranks #1,996,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bleib vs bleiben
Shared letters: beil. Private to "bleib": -. Private to "bleiben": n.
"bleib" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC · "bleiben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bleib" and "bleiben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "bleib" or "bleiben" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bleib" and "bleiben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bleib" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bleiben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,996,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bleib" and "bleiben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "bleib vs bleu". 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 #1,996,915 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.