Which to use
“ground” is a verb and “Gründe” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,904
- “ground” frequency rank
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- 28500
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ground | Gründe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | am Boden festhalten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund |
Where the eye mixes ground and Gründe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ground with Gründe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ground is [ɡraʊnd] while Gründe is [ˈɡʁʏndə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28500, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ground is recorded at frequency rank #26,904, classified as averb, pronounced [ɡraʊnd]. Gründe is at rank #1,596, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndə].
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 28500, this pair ranks #1,783,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ground vs Gründe
Shared letters: dgnr. Private to "ground": ou. Private to "Gründe": eü.
"ground" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC · "Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ground ← gground · gorund · gronud · groudn · groundd · grounnd · grround · gruond
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ground" and "Gründe" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "ground" or "Gründe" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ground" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,783,647 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ground" and "Gründe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ground vs groups". 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 #1,783,647 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.