Which to use
“gründen” and “gründeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- #17,925
- “gründeten” frequency rank
- 19010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründen | gründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gründen and gründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gründen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against gründeten's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gründen with gründeten
A purely visual mix-up. gründen ([ˈɡʁʏndn̩]) and gründeten ([ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19010, 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]. gründeten is at rank #17,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
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 19010, this pair ranks #1,912,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründen vs gründeten
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "gründen": -. Private to "gründeten": t.
"gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "gründeten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gründen" for "gründeten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "gründen" vs "gründeten" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "gründen" and "gründeten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,912,700 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründen" and "gründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gründeten vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,912,700 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.