Which to use
“Grube” and “Gründe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,724
- “Grube” frequency rank
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- 10320
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grube | Gründe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | natürliche oder künstlich angelegte Vertiefung im Erdboden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund |
Where the eye mixes Grube and Gründe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Grube runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Gründe's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Grube with Gründe
A purely visual mix-up. Grube ([ˈɡʁuːbə]) and Gründe ([ˈɡʁʏndə]) 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 10320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grube is recorded at frequency rank #8,724, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁuːbə]. 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 10320, this pair ranks #1,975,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grube vs Gründe
Shared letters: egr. Private to "Grube": bu. Private to "Gründe": dnü.
"Grube" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grube ← ggrube · grbue · grrube · grubbe · grueb · gurbe · rgube
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grube" for "Gründe" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Grube" or "Gründe" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Grube" and "Gründe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grube" 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 #1,975,714 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grube" and "Gründe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grave vs Grube". 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 #1,975,714 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.