Which to use
“verblieben” and “verbliebenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #13,261
- “verbliebenen” frequency rank
- 41255
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | verbliebenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verblieben |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and verbliebenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. verblieben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verbliebenen's 12 (CVCCCVVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verblieben and verbliebenen
A purely visual mix-up. verblieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩]) and verbliebenen ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbənən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “verblieben” sits inside “verbliebenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41255, 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]. verbliebenen is at rank #13,261, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbənən].
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 41255, this pair ranks #1,484,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs verbliebenen
Shared letters: beilnrv. Private to "verblieben": -. Private to "verbliebenen": -.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verbliebenen" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- verbliebenen ← evrbliebenen · vebrliebenen · verbbliebenen · verbilebenen · verbleibenen · verblibeenen · verbliebbenen · verbliebeenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verblieben" for "verbliebenen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "verblieben" or "verbliebenen" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "verblieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verbliebenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,484,854 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "verbliebenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verblieb vs verblieben". 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 #1,484,854 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.