Which to use
“verbleibt” and “vertreibt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,817
- “verbleibt” frequency rank
- #14,979
- “vertreibt” frequency rank
- 36796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verbleibt | vertreibt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vertreiben |
Where the eye mixes verbleibt and vertreibt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verbleibt vs vertreibt
A purely visual mix-up. verbleibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈblaɪ̯pt]) and vertreibt ([fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯pt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36796, 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]. vertreibt is at rank #14,979, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁaɪ̯pt].
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 36796, this pair ranks #1,606,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verbleibt vs vertreibt
Shared letters: beirtv. Private to "verbleibt": l. Private to "vertreibt": -.
"verbleibt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC · "vertreibt" · 9 letters · shape CVCCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verbleibt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "vertreibt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,606,506 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verbleibt" and "vertreibt" 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 #1,606,506 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.