Which to use
“verblieben” is an adjective and “verlieren” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #1,375
- “verlieren” frequency rank
- 29369
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | verlieren |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | etwas irgendwo hinlegen und es später nicht mehr wiederfinden |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and verlieren
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verblieben runs 10 letters (CVCCCVVCVC) against verlieren's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: verblieben vs verlieren
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verblieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩] while verlieren is [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən]. 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 29369, 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]. verlieren is at rank #1,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈliːʁən].
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 29369, this pair ranks #1,768,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs verlieren
Shared letters: eilnrv. Private to "verblieben": b. Private to "verlieren": -.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "verlieren" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- verlieren ← evrlieren · velrieren · verileren · verleiren · verlieern · verlierenn · verlierne · verlierren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verblieben" and "verlieren" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "verblieben" or "verlieren" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "verblieben" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "verlieren" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,768,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "verlieren" 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 #1,768,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.