Which to use
“gegründete” is an adjective and “gründete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,370
- “gegründete” frequency rank
- #7,924
- “gründete” frequency rank
- 17294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegründete | gründete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegründet | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gegründete and gründete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gegründete runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against gründete's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gegründete and gründete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gegründete is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətə] while gründete is [ˈɡʁʏndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gründete” sits inside “gegründete”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17294, 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]. gründete is at rank #7,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətə].
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 17294, this pair ranks #1,928,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegründete vs gründete
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gegründete": -. Private to "gründete": -.
"gegründete" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "gründete" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gegründete" and "gründete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gegründete" vs "gründete" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "gegründete" and "gründete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegründete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,928,650 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegründete" and "gründete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründers vs gründete". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,928,650 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.