Which to use
“gegründet” is a verb and “gegründeten” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,295
- “gegründet” frequency rank
- #10,477
- “gegründeten” frequency rank
- 12772
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegründet | gegründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegründet |
Where the eye mixes gegründet and gegründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gegründet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gegründeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gegründet and gegründeten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gegründet is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndət] while gegründeten is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gegründet” sits inside “gegründeten”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegründet is recorded at frequency rank #2,295, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]. gegründeten is at rank #10,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
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 12772, this pair ranks #1,962,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegründet vs gegründeten
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gegründet": -. Private to "gegründeten": -.
"gegründet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gegründeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegründet" and "gegründeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gegründet" or "gegründeten"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gegründet" and "gegründeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegründet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gegründeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,962,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegründet" and "gegründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegründet vs gerundet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,962,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.