Which to use
“begründet” and “begründete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,711
- “begründet” frequency rank
- #6,766
- “begründete” frequency rank
- 10477
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begründet | begründete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | berechtigt; mit einem Grund, einer Ursache belegt | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begründet |
Where the eye mixes begründet and begründete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. begründet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against begründete's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between begründet and begründete
A purely visual mix-up. begründet ([bəˈɡʁʏndət]) and begründete ([bəˈɡʁʏndətə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “begründet” sits inside “begründete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10477, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begründet is recorded at frequency rank #3,711, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁʏndət]. begründete is at rank #6,766, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁʏndətə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 10477, this pair ranks #1,974,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begründet vs begründete
Shared letters: bdegnrtü. Private to "begründet": -. Private to "begründete": -.
"begründet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "begründete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "begründet" and "begründete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "begründet" or "begründete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "begründet" and "begründete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begründet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begründete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,974,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begründet" and "begründete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begründete vs bekundete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,974,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.