Which to use
“grande” is an adjective and “gründen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,294
- “grande” frequency rank
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- 13379
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grande | gründen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Singular Femininum des Adjektivs grand | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set grande and gründen apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: grande is [ɡʁɑ̃d] while gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩]. 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 13379, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grande is recorded at frequency rank #12,294, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɡʁɑ̃d]. 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 13379, this pair ranks #1,958,375 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of grande vs gründen
Shared letters: degnr. Private to "grande": a. Private to "gründen": ü.
"grande" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grande ← garnde · ggrande · gradne · grandde · graned · grannde · grnade · grrande
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grande" and "gründen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grande" or "gründen"?
Remembering grande vs gründen
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “grande”; for a verb, it's “gründen”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “grande” entry
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