Which to use
“Gründe” and “Gründern” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- #38,157
- “Gründern” frequency rank
- 39753
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründe | Gründern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gründer |
Where the eye mixes Gründe and Gründern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gründe runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Gründern's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Gründe with Gründern
A purely visual mix-up. Gründe ([ˈɡʁʏndə]) and Gründern ([ˈɡʁʏndɐn]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Gründe” sits inside “Gründern”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39753, 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]. Gründern is at rank #38,157, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndɐn].
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 39753, this pair ranks #1,527,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gründe vs Gründern
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründe": -. Private to "Gründern": -.
"Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Gründern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gründe" for "Gründern" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Gründe" or "Gründern"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,527,904 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründe" and "Gründern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,527,904 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.