Which to use
“gründen” is a verb and “Gründers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- #39,406
- “Gründers” frequency rank
- 40491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründen | Gründers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gründer |
Where the eye mixes gründen and Gründers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. gründen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against Gründers's 8 (CCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: gründen vs Gründers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩] while Gründers is [ˈɡʁʏndɐs]. 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 40491, 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]. Gründers is at rank #39,406, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndɐs].
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 40491, this pair ranks #1,506,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of gründen vs Gründers
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "gründen": -. Private to "Gründers": s.
"gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Gründers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gründen" and "Gründers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "gründen" or "Gründers" show up more?
Useful next steps
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 "Gründers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,506,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründen" and "Gründers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Gründers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,506,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.