verbliebenvsverliebtenWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

10 ch
verblieben
10 ch
verliebten

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

  • verbliebenevrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
  • verliebtenevrliebten · velriebten · verilebten · verleibten · verlibeten · verliebbten · verliebetn · verliebtenn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "verblieben" and "verliebten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈliːptn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "verblieben" vs "verliebten" - which ranks higher?
"verblieben" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,994 in our German list, against #32,343 for "verliebten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • 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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list