Which to use
“Gründe” and “Gruppe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,596
- “Gründe” frequency rank
- #476
- “Gruppe” frequency rank
- 2072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründe | Gruppe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Grund | Anzahl von Personen oder Dingen, die als zusammengehörig wahrgenommen werden |
Where the eye mixes Gründe and Gruppe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Gründe and Gruppe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Gründe vs Gruppe
A purely visual mix-up. Gründe ([ˈɡʁʏndə]) and Gruppe ([ˈɡʁʊpə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2072, 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]. Gruppe is at rank #476, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊpə].
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 2072, this pair ranks #2,003,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gründe vs Gruppe
Shared letters: egr. Private to "Gründe": dnü. Private to "Gruppe": pu.
"Gründe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Gruppe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gruppe ← ggruppe · grpupe · grruppe · grupe · grupep · gurppe · rguppe
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gründe" for "Gruppe" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Gründe" vs "Gruppe" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gründe" and "Gruppe" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruppe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,159 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründe" and "Gruppe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründe vs Grütze". 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 #2,003,159 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.