Which to use
“verblieben” and “verbliebene” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #31,334
- “verbliebene” frequency rank
- 59328
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | verbliebene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verblieben |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and verbliebene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verblieben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verbliebene's 11 (CVCCCVVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses verblieben with verbliebene
A purely visual mix-up. verblieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩]) and verbliebene ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbənə]) 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) - “verblieben” sits inside “verbliebene”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59328, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
verblieben is recorded at frequency rank #27,994, classified as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩]. verbliebene is at rank #31,334, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbənə].
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 59328, this pair ranks #828,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs verbliebene
Shared letters: beilnrv. Private to "verblieben": -. Private to "verbliebene": -.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbliebene" · 11 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- verbliebene ← evrbliebene · vebrliebene · verbbliebene · verbilebene · verbleibene · verblibeene · verbliebbene · verbliebeen
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verblieben" and "verbliebene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verblieben" vs "verbliebene" - which ranks higher?
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 "verblieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbliebene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #828,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "verbliebene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verbliebene vs Vertriebene". 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 #828,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.