fernbleiben
[ˈfɛʁnˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“fernbleiben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #40,531 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #40,531
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - zu einem Ereignis, zu einer Veranstaltung nicht kommen; an etwas nicht teilnehmen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | fernbleiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfɛʁnˌblaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #40,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “fernbleiben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for fernbleiben is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfɛʁnˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,531 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "zu einem Ereignis, zu einer Veranstaltung nicht kommen; an etwas nicht teilnehmen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for fernbleiben, with forms such as "efrnbleiben", "fenrbleiben", and "ferbnleiben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is fernbleiben, spelled F-E-R-N-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1zu einem Ereignis, zu einer Veranstaltung nicht kommen; an etwas nicht teilnehmen
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: efrnbleiben,fenrbleiben,ferbnleiben,fernbbleiben,fernbeliben,fernblebien,fernbleibben,fernbleibenn,fernbleibne,fernbleiebn,fernblieben,fernblleiben,fernlbeiben,fernnbleiben,ferrnbleiben,ffernbleiben,frenbleiben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fernbleiben - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “fernbleiben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is F-E-R-N-B-L-E-I-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈfɛʁnˌblaɪ̯bn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.