hierbleiben
[ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]
The verdict
“hierbleiben” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #49,781 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #49,781
- frequency rank, German
- 11
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - an dem Ort, an dem sich der/die Sprechende befindet, bleiben; hier an diesem Ort bleiben
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hierbleiben |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #49,781 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hierbleiben” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for hierbleiben is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #49,781 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "an dem Ort, an dem sich der/die Sprechende befindet, bleiben; hier an diesem Ort bleiben".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for hierbleiben, with forms such as "heirbleiben", "hhierbleiben", and "hiebrleiben". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is hierbleiben, spelled H-I-E-R-B-L-E-I-B-E-N.
Definition
- 1an dem Ort, an dem sich der/die Sprechende befindet, bleiben; hier an diesem Ort bleiben
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: heirbleiben,hhierbleiben,hiebrleiben,hierbbleiben,hierbeliben,hierblebien,hierbleibben,hierbleibenn,hierbleibne,hierbleiebn,hierblieben,hierblleiben,hierlbeiben,hierrbleiben,hirebleiben,iherbleiben
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hierbleiben - 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 “hierbleiben”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is H-I-E-R-B-L-E-I-B-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈhiːɐ̯ˌblaɪ̯bn̩] (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.