Which to use
“Grund” and “guns” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #378
- “Grund” frequency rank
- #34,148
- “guns” frequency rank
- 34526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grund | guns |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ereignis, welches ein Darauffolgendes hervorgerufen hat | Plural des Substantivs gun |
Where the eye mixes Grund and guns
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Grund runs 5 letters (CCVCC) against guns's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Grund with guns
A purely visual mix-up. Grund ([ɡʁʊnt]) and guns ([ɡʌnz]) 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 34526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grund is recorded at frequency rank #378, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɡʁʊnt]. guns is at rank #34,148, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɡʌnz].
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 34526, this pair ranks #1,661,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grund vs guns
Shared letters: gnu. Private to "Grund": dr. Private to "guns": s.
"Grund" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "guns" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Grund" and "guns" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Grund" vs "guns" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grund" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "guns" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,661,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grund" and "guns" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "geis vs guns". 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 #1,661,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.