Which to use
“verbleiben” and “verleihen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,259
- “verbleiben” frequency rank
- #7,415
- “verleihen” frequency rank
- 20674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleiben | verleihen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich auf etwas verständigen | etwas zeitweise jemandem überlassen |
Where the eye mixes verbleiben and verleihen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verbleiben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verleihen's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbleiben vs verleihen
A purely visual mix-up. verbleiben ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩]) and verleihen ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20674, 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]. verleihen is at rank #7,415, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯ən].
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 20674, this pair ranks #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleiben vs verleihen
Shared letters: eilnrv. Private to "verbleiben": b. Private to "verleihen": h.
"verbleiben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verleihen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbleiben ← evrbleiben · vebrleiben · verbbleiben · verbeliben · verblebien · verbleibben · verbleibenn · verbleibne
- verleihen ← evrleihen · velreihen · verelihen · verlehien · verleiehn · verleihenn · verleihhen · verleihne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbleiben" and "verleihen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verbleiben" vs "verleihen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbleiben" and "verleihen" 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 "verleihen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleiben" and "verleihen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verleihen vs verzeihe". 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 #1,895,068 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.