Which to use
“verbleibt” and “verleiht” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,817
- “verbleibt” frequency rank
- #9,478
- “verleiht” frequency rank
- 31295
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleibt | verleiht |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verleihen |
Where the eye mixes verbleibt and verleiht
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. verbleibt runs 9 letters (CVCCCVVCC) against verleiht's 8 (CVCCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verbleibt vs verleiht
A purely visual mix-up. verbleibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯pt]) and verleiht ([fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t]) 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 31295, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verbleibt is recorded at frequency rank #21,817, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯pt]. verleiht is at rank #9,478, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈlaɪ̯t].
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 31295, this pair ranks #1,731,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleibt vs verleiht
Shared letters: eilrtv. Private to "verbleibt": b. Private to "verleiht": h.
"verbleibt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "verleiht" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verbleibt" and "verleiht" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "verbleibt" or "verleiht"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verbleibt" and "verleiht" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verbleibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verleiht" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,731,012 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleibt" and "verleiht" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbleibt vs verklebt". 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 #1,731,012 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.