blieben

[ˈbliːbn̩]

/[ˈbliːbn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“blieben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,757. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,757
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
18
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben

Corpus desk

Index DE-blieben · blieben · German

blieben · rank #2,757 · 9 variants · 18 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,757
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 18 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH belegt

Nearest frequency peer: belegt (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „blieben“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „blieben“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

blieben vs Briefen
57% similar
blieben vs blinden
71% similar
blieben vs blitzen
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for blieben
PropertyValue
Headwordblieben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈbliːbn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,757
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „blieben“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).bliebenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „belegt“ (#2,756), „Bord“ (#2,758), „Ausgaben“ (#2,755). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „blieben“ bei #2,757. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around blieben (IPA [ˈbliːbn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,757 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for blieben, with forms such as "bblieben", "bileben", and "blibeen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 18 confusable-pair relationships, "Briefen", "blinden", "blitzen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is blieben, spelled B-L-I-E-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • bblieben
  • bileben
  • blibeen
  • bliebben
  • bliebenn
  • bliebne
  • blieebn
  • bllieben
  • lbieben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of blieben - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

bblieben1bileben2blibeen2bliebben1bliebenn1bliebne2blieebn2bllieben1
Edit distance from "blieben"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "blieben"?
"blieben" is spelled B-L-I-E-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈbliːbn̩].
What does "blieben" mean?
As a verb, "blieben" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs bleiben
What words are commonly confused with "blieben"?
"blieben" is commonly confused with "Briefen", "blinden", "blitzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "blieben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "blieben" is [ˈbliːbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "blieben" come from?
"blieben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "blieben", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anlagen#2,753erkennt#2,761genauer#2,766Vereins#2,748

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

belegt9 variantsBrauch9 variantsverlor9 variantsHitler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list