Which to use
“Grund” is a noun and “grünem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #378
- “Grund” frequency rank
- #20,944
- “grünem” frequency rank
- 21322
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grund | grünem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ereignis, welches ein Darauffolgendes hervorgerufen hat | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün |
Where the eye mixes Grund and grünem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Grund runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against grünem's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Grund vs grünem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grund is [ɡʁʊnt] while grünem is [ˈɡʁyːnəm]. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21322, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grund is recorded at frequency rank #378, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊnt]. grünem is at rank #20,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnəm].
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 21322, this pair ranks #1,887,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grund vs grünem
Shared letters: gnr. Private to "Grund": du. Private to "grünem": emü.
"Grund" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "grünem" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grund ← ggrund · grnud · grrund · grudn · grundd · grunnd · gurnd · rgund
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Grund" for "grünem" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Grund" or "grünem" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Grund" and "grünem" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grünem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,887,633 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grund" and "grünem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grünem vs grusel". 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 #1,887,633 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.