bleiben

\ˈblaɪ̯.bən\

/\ˈblaɪ̯.bən\/ verb

The verdict

“bleiben” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (intransitif) Rester, demeurer (dans un lieu).

Corpus desk

Index FR-bleiben · bleiben · French

bleiben · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "B" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for bleiben
PropertyValue
Headwordbleiben
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈblaɪ̯.bən\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « bleiben » en français

bleibensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

bleiben is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈblaɪ̯.bən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for bleiben in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is bleiben, spelled B-L-E-I-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (intransitif) Rester, demeurer (dans un lieu).
  2. 2
    Mourir dans quelque lieu et ne pas retourner chez soi.
  3. 3
    (intransitif) Rester, ne pas changer son état.
  4. 4
    (intransitif) Persister, dans le sens d'insister.
  5. 5
    Rester dans la mémoire.
  6. 6
    (intransitif impersonnel) Rester.
  7. 7
    Persister, rester, ne pas changer un état.
  8. 8
    Rien ne se produit que XY : es bleibt bei XY.
  9. 9
    jemandem bleibt etwas: Rester.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how bleiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Bleib hier, während ich heimgehe.
  2. Wir bleiben gemütlich zuhause.

Synonyms

bestehenverbleibenfallen

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "bleiben"?
"bleiben" is spelled B-L-E-I-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈblaɪ̯.bən\.
What does "bleiben" mean?
As a verb, "bleiben" means: (intransitif) Rester, demeurer (dans un lieu).
How do you pronounce "bleiben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "bleiben" is \ˈblaɪ̯.bən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "bleiben" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list