Which to use
“gerundet” is an adjective and “gründet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,067
- “gerundet” frequency rank
- #12,729
- “gründet” frequency rank
- 43796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerundet | gründet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | allgemein: in einer runden Form | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gerundet and gründet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gerundet runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gründet's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gerundet and gründet
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gerundet is [ɡəˈʁʊndət] while gründet is [ˈɡʁʏndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerundet is recorded at frequency rank #31,067, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʊndət]. 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 43796, this pair ranks #1,406,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gerundet vs gründet
Shared letters: degnrt. Private to "gerundet": u. Private to "gründet": ü.
"gerundet" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gründet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerundet ← egrundet · gernudet · gerrundet · gerudnet · gerunddet · gerundett · gerundte · gerunedt
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gerundet" for "gründet" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gerundet" or "gründet" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerundet" 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 #1,406,720 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerundet" and "gründet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gerundet". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,406,720 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.