Which to use
“verbleiben” is a verb and “verbleibende” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,259
- “verbleiben” frequency rank
- #24,973
- “verbleibende” frequency rank
- 38232
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleiben | verbleibende |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich auf etwas verständigen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbleibend |
Where the eye mixes verbleiben and verbleibende
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verbleiben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verbleibende's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbleiben vs verbleibende
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verbleiben is [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩] while verbleibende is [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩də]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “verbleiben” sits inside “verbleibende”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38232, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbleiben is recorded at frequency rank #13,259, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]. verbleibende is at rank #24,973, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩də].
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 38232, this pair ranks #1,569,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleiben vs verbleibende
Shared letters: beilnrv. Private to "verbleiben": -. Private to "verbleibende": d.
"verbleiben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbleibende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbleiben ← evrbleiben · vebrleiben · verbbleiben · verbeliben · verblebien · verbleibben · verbleibenn · verbleibne
- verbleibende ← evrbleibende · vebrleibende · verbbleibende · verbelibende · verblebiende · verbleibbende · verbleibedne · verbleibendde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbleiben" for "verbleibende" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbleiben" or "verbleibende"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbleiben" and "verbleibende" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleiben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleibende" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleiben" and "verbleibende" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbleiben vs verleiten". 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 #1,569,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.