Which to use
“gegründete” and “gegründeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,370
- “gegründete” frequency rank
- #10,477
- “gegründeten” frequency rank
- 19847
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegründete | gegründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegründet | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegründet |
Where the eye mixes gegründete and gegründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. gegründete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against gegründeten's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gegründete vs gegründeten
A purely visual mix-up. gegründete ([ɡəˈɡʁʏndətə]) and gegründeten ([ɡəˈɡʁʏndətn̩]) 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) - “gegründete” sits inside “gegründeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19847, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegründete is recorded at frequency rank #9,370, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətə]. 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 19847, this pair ranks #1,903,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegründete vs gegründeten
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gegründete": -. Private to "gegründeten": -.
"gegründete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gegründeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "gegründete" vs "gegründeten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gegründete" 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 #1,903,967 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegründete" and "gegründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gegründete vs gerundet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,903,967 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.