Which to use
“gegründeten” is an adjective and “gründeten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,477
- “gegründeten” frequency rank
- #17,925
- “gründeten” frequency rank
- 28402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gegründeten | gründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs gegründet | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gegründeten and gründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. gegründeten runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against gründeten's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gegründeten vs gründeten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gegründeten is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətn̩] while gründeten is [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “gründeten” sits inside “gegründeten”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gegründeten is recorded at frequency rank #10,477, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈɡʁʏndətn̩]. gründeten is at rank #17,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
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 28402, this pair ranks #1,785,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gegründeten vs gründeten
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gegründeten": -. Private to "gründeten": -.
"gegründeten" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "gründeten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gegründeten" for "gründeten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gegründeten" or "gründeten"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gegründeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,785,409 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gegründeten" and "gründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gründeten vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,785,409 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.