verblieb

[fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]

/[fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]/ verb

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The verdict

“verblieb” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,431. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,431
frequency rank, German
4,163
“V” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-verblieb · verblieb · German

verblieb · rank #34,431 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,431
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,163
  • PHOTO-FINISH verbiegen

Nearest frequency peer: verbiegen (-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 „verblieb“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „verblieb“ 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).

verblieb vs verlief
75% similar
verblieb vs verlieh
75% similar
verblieb vs verlier
75% similar

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

Key facts for verblieb
PropertyValue
Headwordverblieb
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,431
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „verblieb“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).verbliebliegt 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: „verbiegen“ (#34,430), „verbreiteter“ (#34,432), „verfeinert“ (#34,433). Unter 4,163 „V“-Lemmata liegt „verblieb“ bei #34,431. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around verblieb (IPA [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,431 among 4,163 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for verblieb, with forms such as "evrblieb", "vebrlieb", and "verbblieb". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "verlief", "verlieh", "verlier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is verblieb, spelled V-E-R-B-L-I-E-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evrblieb
  • vebrlieb
  • verbblieb
  • verbileb
  • verblibe
  • verbliebb
  • verbllieb
  • verlbieb
  • verrblieb
  • vreblieb
  • vverblieb

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of verblieb - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

evrblieb2vebrlieb2verbblieb1verbileb2verblibe2verbliebb1verbllieb1verlbieb2
Edit distance from "verblieb"

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 "verblieb"?
"verblieb" is spelled V-E-R-B-L-I-E-B. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp].
What does "verblieb" mean?
As a verb, "verblieb" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs verbleiben
What words are commonly confused with "verblieb"?
"verblieb" is commonly confused with "verlief", "verlieh", "verlier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "verblieb"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "verblieb" is [fɛɐ̯ˈbliːp]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "verblieb" come from?
"verblieb" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

verhöhnt#34,437verlogen#34,438Ungeduld#34,420versagte#34,442

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ungeheure11 variantsVolltext11 variantsTisches11 variantsTiberius11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list