Which to use
“bliebe” and “blieben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,105
- “bliebe” frequency rank
- #2,757
- “blieben” frequency rank
- 18862
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bliebe | blieben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben |
Where the eye mixes bliebe and blieben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. bliebe runs 6 letters (CCVVCV) against blieben's 7 (CCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between bliebe and blieben
A purely visual mix-up. bliebe ([ˈbliːbə]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “bliebe” sits inside “blieben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18862, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
bliebe is recorded at frequency rank #16,105, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈbliːbə]. 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 18862, this pair ranks #1,914,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bliebe vs blieben
Shared letters: beil. Private to "bliebe": -. Private to "blieben": n.
"bliebe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "blieben" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bliebe" and "blieben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bliebe" or "blieben"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "bliebe" and "blieben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "bliebe" 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 #1,914,156 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bliebe" and "blieben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begebe vs bliebe". 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 #1,914,156 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.