Which to use
“verblieb” is a verb and “verliebt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,431
- “verblieb” frequency rank
- #3,550
- “verliebt” frequency rank
- 37981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieb | verliebt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben | von Liebe beseelt, sehr viel für jemanden empfindend |
Where the eye mixes verblieb and verliebt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: verblieb vs verliebt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verblieb is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp] while verliebt is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verblieb is recorded at frequency rank #34,431, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]. verliebt is at rank #3,550, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːpt].
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 37981, this pair ranks #1,575,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verblieb vs verliebt
Shared letters: beilrv. Private to "verblieb": -. Private to "verliebt": t.
"verblieb" · 8 letters · shape CVCCCVVC · "verliebt" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verblieb" and "verliebt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verblieb" or "verliebt" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "verblieb" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verliebt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,575,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieb" and "verliebt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblieb vs verlier". 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 #1,575,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.