Which to use
“bleibt” is a verb and “bleich” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #350
- “bleibt” frequency rank
- #38,648
- “bleich” frequency rank
- 38998
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bleibt | bleich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs bleiben | eine blasse oder verblasste, sehr helle, unintensive Farbe habend |
Where the eye mixes bleibt and bleich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bleibt vs bleich
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: bleibt is [blaɪ̯pt] while bleich is [blaɪ̯ç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38998, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bleibt is recorded at frequency rank #350, classified as averb, pronounced [blaɪ̯pt]. bleich is at rank #38,648, tagged as anadj, pronounced [blaɪ̯ç].
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 38998, this pair ranks #1,548,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bleibt vs bleich
Shared letters: beil. Private to "bleibt": t. Private to "bleich": ch.
"bleibt" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "bleich" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "bleibt" for "bleich" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "bleibt" or "bleich" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "bleibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "bleich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,548,959 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bleibt" and "bleich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Bleche vs bleich". 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 #1,548,959 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.