Which to use
“gerungen” and “gründen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,214
- “gerungen” frequency rank
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- 44299
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gerungen | gründen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs ringen | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten |
Where the eye mixes gerungen and gründen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gerungen runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against gründen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gerungen vs gründen
A purely visual mix-up. gerungen ([ɡəˈʁʊŋən]) and gründen ([ˈɡʁʏndn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44299, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gerungen is recorded at frequency rank #43,214, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡəˈʁʊŋən]. gründen is at rank #1,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndn̩].
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 44299, this pair ranks #1,390,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gerungen vs gründen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "gerungen": u. Private to "gründen": dü.
"gerungen" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- gerungen ← egrungen · gernugen · gerrungen · gerugnen · gerunegn · gerungenn · gerunggen · gerungne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gerungen" and "gründen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "gerungen" vs "gründen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gerungen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,390,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gerungen" and "gründen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gerungen". 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 #1,390,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.