Which to use
“Grundbuch” is a noun and “gründlich” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #31,593
- “Grundbuch” frequency rank
- #6,928
- “gründlich” frequency rank
- 38521
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Grundbuch | gründlich |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gerichtlich geführtes Register, in dem alle Beurkundungen und Tatsachen aufgenommen werden, die Rechtsgeschäfte an Grundstücken betreffen | durch und durch, eingehend; bis auf den Grund |
Where the eye mixes Grundbuch and gründlich
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Grundbuch and gründlich follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Grundbuch vs gründlich
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Grundbuch is [ˈɡʁʊntˌbuːx] while gründlich is [ˈɡʁʏntlɪç]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38521, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Grundbuch is recorded at frequency rank #31,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊntˌbuːx]. gründlich is at rank #6,928, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏntlɪç].
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 38521, this pair ranks #1,561,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Grundbuch vs gründlich
Shared letters: cdghnr. Private to "Grundbuch": bu. Private to "gründlich": ilü.
"Grundbuch" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC · "gründlich" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Grundbuch ← ggrundbuch · grnudbuch · grrundbuch · grudnbuch · grunbduch · grundbbuch · grundbcuh · grundbucch
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Grundbuch" and "gründlich" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Grundbuch" or "gründlich"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Grundbuch" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründlich" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,561,780 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Grundbuch" and "gründlich" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gründlich vs gründlichen". 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 #1,561,780 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.