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“bliebe” and “blitze” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,105
- “bliebe” frequency rank
- #23,866
- “blitze” frequency rank
- 39971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | bliebe | blitze |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs blitzen |
Where the eye mixes bliebe and blitze
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: bliebe vs blitze
A purely visual mix-up. bliebe ([ˈbliːbə]) and blitze ([ˈblɪt͡sə]) 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 39971, 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]. blitze is at rank #23,866, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈblɪt͡sə].
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 39971, this pair ranks #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of bliebe vs blitze
Shared letters: beil. Private to "bliebe": -. Private to "blitze": tz.
"bliebe" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCV · "blitze" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "bliebe" and "blitze" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "bliebe" or "blitze"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "bliebe" and "blitze" 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 "blitze" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "bliebe" and "blitze" 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 #1,521,713 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.