bleiben
\ˈblaɪ̯.bən\
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | bleiben |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈblaɪ̯.bən\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « bleiben » en français
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(intransitif) Rester, demeurer (dans un lieu).
- 2Mourir dans quelque lieu et ne pas retourner chez soi.
- 3(intransitif) Rester, ne pas changer son état.
- 4(intransitif) Persister, dans le sens d'insister.
- 5Rester dans la mémoire.
- 6(intransitif impersonnel) Rester.
- 7Persister, rester, ne pas changer un état.
- 8Rien ne se produit que XY : es bleibt bei XY.
- 9jemandem bleibt etwas: Rester.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how bleiben appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bleib hier, während ich heimgehe.
Wir bleiben gemütlich zuhause.
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.