Which to use
“gegründet” and “gründet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,295
- “gegründet” frequency rank
- #12,729
- “gründet” frequency rank
- 15024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegründet | gründet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gegründet and gründet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gegründet runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against gründet's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gegründet with gründet
A purely visual mix-up. gegründet ([ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]) and gründet ([ˈɡʁʏndət]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “gründet” sits inside “gegründet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15024, 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]. gründet is at rank #12,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndət].
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 15024, this pair ranks #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegründet vs gründet
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gegründet": -. Private to "gründet": -.
"gegründet" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "gründet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gegründet" and "gründet" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gegründet" or "gründet" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gegründet" and "gründet" 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 "gründet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegründet" and "gründet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründers vs gründet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,946,991 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.