Which to use
“begründete” and “begründeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,766
- “begründete” frequency rank
- #15,306
- “begründeten” frequency rank
- 22072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | begründete | begründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begründet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs begründet |
Where the eye mixes begründete and begründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. begründete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against begründeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses begründete with begründeten
A purely visual mix-up. begründete ([bəˈɡʁʏndətə]) and begründeten ([bəˈɡʁʏndətn̩]) 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) - “begründete” sits inside “begründeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
begründete is recorded at frequency rank #6,766, classified as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁʏndətə]. begründeten is at rank #15,306, tagged as anadj, pronounced [bəˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
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 22072, this pair ranks #1,878,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of begründete vs begründeten
Shared letters: bdegnrtü. Private to "begründete": -. Private to "begründeten": -.
"begründete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "begründeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "begründete" for "begründeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "begründete" vs "begründeten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "begründete" and "begründeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "begründete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "begründeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,878,686 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "begründete" and "begründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "begründete vs bekundete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,878,686 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.