Which to use
“Gründe” is a noun and “gründen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- 2681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründe | gründen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten |
Where the eye mixes Gründe and gründen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gründe is [ˈɡʁʏndə] while gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Gründe” sits inside “gründen”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2681, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gründe is recorded at frequency rank #1,596, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndə]. gründen is at rank #1,085, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndn̩].
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 2681, this pair ranks #2,001,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gründe vs gründen
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründe": -. Private to "gründen": -.
"Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Gründe" and "gründen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Gründe" or "gründen"?
What to do next
You've compared "Gründe" and "gründen". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,001,811 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründe" and "gründen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gemünden vs gründen". Nearby pair
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