Which to use
“gründen” is a verb and “Gründern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- #38,157
- “Gründern” frequency rank
- 39242
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründen | Gründern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gründer |
Where the eye mixes gründen and Gründern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gründen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Gründern's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gründen and Gründern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩] while Gründern is [ˈɡʁʏndɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39242, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gründen is recorded at frequency rank #1,085, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndn̩]. 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 39242, this pair ranks #1,542,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründen vs Gründern
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "gründen": -. Private to "Gründern": -.
"gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Gründern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gründen" for "Gründern" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "gründen" or "Gründern" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" 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 #1,542,124 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründen" and "Gründern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,542,124 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.