Which to use
“verblieben” is an adjective and “vertrieben” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,994
- “verblieben” frequency rank
- #8,153
- “vertrieben” frequency rank
- 36147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | verblieben | vertrieben |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | übrig seiend, noch vorhanden | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs vertreiben |
Where the eye mixes verblieben and vertrieben
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. verblieben and vertrieben follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCVVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses verblieben with vertrieben
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: verblieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːbn̩] while vertrieben is [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁiːbn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36147, 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]. vertrieben is at rank #8,153, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈtʁiːbn̩].
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 36147, this pair ranks #1,622,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of verblieben vs vertrieben
Shared letters: beinrv. Private to "verblieben": l. Private to "vertrieben": t.
"verblieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC · "vertrieben" · 10 letters · shape CVCCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- verblieben ← evrblieben · vebrlieben · verbblieben · verbileben · verblibeen · verbliebben · verbliebenn · verbliebne
- vertrieben ← evrtrieben · verrtieben · verrtrieben · vertireben · vertribeen · vertriebben · vertriebenn · vertriebne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "verblieben" and "vertrieben" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "verblieben" or "vertrieben"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "verblieben" and "vertrieben" 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 "vertrieben" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,622,818 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "verblieben" and "vertrieben" 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 #1,622,818 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.