Which to use
“geblieben” is a verb and “gebliebene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,026
- “geblieben” frequency rank
- #32,546
- “gebliebene” frequency rank
- 34572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | geblieben | gebliebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs bleiben | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs geblieben |
Where the eye mixes geblieben and gebliebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. geblieben runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCVC) against gebliebene's 10 (CVCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses geblieben with gebliebene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: geblieben is [ɡəˈbliːbn̩] while gebliebene is [ɡəˈbliːbənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “geblieben” sits inside “gebliebene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
geblieben is recorded at frequency rank #2,026, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈbliːbn̩]. gebliebene is at rank #32,546, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈbliːbənə].
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 34572, this pair ranks #1,660,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of geblieben vs gebliebene
Shared letters: begiln. Private to "geblieben": -. Private to "gebliebene": -.
"geblieben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC · "gebliebene" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- geblieben ← egblieben · gbelieben · gebblieben · gebileben · gebleiben · geblibeen · gebliebben · gebliebenn
- gebliebene ← egbliebene · gbeliebene · gebbliebene · gebilebene · gebleibene · geblibeene · gebliebbene · gebliebeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "geblieben" and "gebliebene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "geblieben" vs "gebliebene" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "geblieben" and "gebliebene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "geblieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gebliebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,660,186 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "geblieben" and "gebliebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gebliebene vs gebliebenen". 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 #1,660,186 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.