Which to use
“verblieben” is an adjective and “verlieben” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #11,993
- “verlieben” frequency rank
- 39987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | verlieben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | anfangen, für jemanden Liebe zu empfinden; etwas reizend, nett, schön finden |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and verlieben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verblieben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verlieben's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between verblieben and verlieben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verblieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩] while verlieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39987, 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]. verlieben is at rank #11,993, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːbn̩].
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 39987, this pair ranks #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs verlieben
Shared letters: beilnrv. Private to "verblieben": -. Private to "verlieben": -.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verlieben" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- verlieben ← evrlieben · velrieben · verileben · verleiben · verlibeen · verliebben · verliebenn · verliebne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "verblieben" for "verlieben" ever safe?
Which is more common, "verblieben" or "verlieben"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "verblieben" and "verlieben" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "verblieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "verlieben" 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 #1,521,242 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.