Which to use
“verbleibende” and “verbleibenden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,973
- “verbleibende” frequency rank
- #13,260
- “verbleibenden” frequency rank
- 38233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleibende | verbleibenden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbleibend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verbleibend |
Where the eye mixes verbleibende and verbleibenden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. verbleibende runs 12 letters (CVCCCVVCVCCV) against verbleibenden's 13 (CVCCCVVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verbleibende with verbleibenden
A purely visual mix-up. verbleibende ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩də]) and verbleibenden ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩dən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “verbleibende” sits inside “verbleibenden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38233, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbleibende is recorded at frequency rank #24,973, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩də]. verbleibenden is at rank #13,260, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯bn̩dən].
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 38233, this pair ranks #1,569,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleibende vs verbleibenden
Shared letters: bdeilnrv. Private to "verbleibende": -. Private to "verbleibenden": -.
"verbleibende" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCV · "verbleibenden" · 13 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verbleibende ← evrbleibende · vebrleibende · verbbleibende · verbelibende · verblebiende · verbleibbende · verbleibedne · verbleibendde
- verbleibenden ← evrbleibenden · vebrleibenden · verbbleibenden · verbelibenden · verblebienden · verbleibbenden · verbleibednen · verbleibendden
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verbleibende" for "verbleibenden" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verbleibende" or "verbleibenden"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verbleibende" and "verbleibenden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleibende" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleibenden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,569,310 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleibende" and "verbleibenden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbleiben vs verbleibende". 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 #1,569,310 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.