Which to use
“verblieben” and “verliebten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #32,343
- “verliebten” frequency rank
- 60337
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | verliebten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs verliebt |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and verliebten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. verblieben (CVCCCVVCVC) and verliebten (CVCCVVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between verblieben and verliebten
A purely visual mix-up. verblieben ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩]) and verliebten ([fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) 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 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60337, 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]. verliebten is at rank #32,343, tagged as anadj, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩].
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 60337, this pair ranks #790,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs verliebten
Shared letters: beilnrv. Private to "verblieben": -. Private to "verliebten": t.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verliebten" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- verliebten ← evrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "verblieben" and "verliebten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "verblieben" vs "verliebten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "verliebten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #790,770 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "verliebten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "verhielten vs verliebten". 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 #790,770 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.