Which to use
“Gruft” and “Grund” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,966
- “Gruft” frequency rank
- #378
- “Grund” frequency rank
- 24344
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gruft | Grund |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gemauerter Raum (über- oder unterirdisch), in dem der Sarg bestattet wird | Ereignis, welches ein Darauffolgendes hervorgerufen hat |
Where the eye mixes Gruft and Grund
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gruft and Grund follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Gruft and Grund
A purely visual mix-up. Gruft ([ɡʁʊft]) and Grund ([ɡʁʊnt]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24344, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gruft is recorded at frequency rank #23,966, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊft]. Grund is at rank #378, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊnt].
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 24344, this pair ranks #1,848,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gruft vs Grund
Shared letters: gru. Private to "Gruft": ft. Private to "Grund": dn.
"Gruft" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "Grund" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gruft" for "Grund" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gruft" or "Grund"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gruft" and "Grund" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Grund" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,848,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gruft" and "Grund" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "graut vs Gruft". 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 #1,848,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.