Which to use
“verbleib” and “verbleiben” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,408
- “verbleib” frequency rank
- #13,259
- “verbleiben” frequency rank
- 25667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleib | verbleiben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben | sich auf etwas verständigen |
Where the eye mixes verbleib and verbleiben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbleib runs 8 letters (CVCCCVVC) against verbleiben's 10 (CVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbleib vs verbleiben
A purely visual mix-up. verbleib ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯p]) and verbleiben ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]) 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) - “verbleib” sits inside “verbleiben”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25667, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbleib is recorded at frequency rank #12,408, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯p]. verbleiben is at rank #13,259, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩].
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 25667, this pair ranks #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleib vs verbleiben
Shared letters: beilrv. Private to "verbleib": -. Private to "verbleiben": n.
"verbleib" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "verbleiben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbleib ← evrbleib · vebrleib · verbbleib · verbelib · verblebi · verbleibb · verblleib · verlbeib
- verbleiben ← evrbleiben · vebrleiben · verbbleiben · verbeliben · verblebien · verbleibben · verbleibenn · verbleibne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbleib" and "verbleiben" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbleib" vs "verbleiben" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleib" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleiben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleib" and "verbleiben" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbleib vs verblieb". 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 #1,829,810 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.