Which to use
“gründen” is a verb and “grünem” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- #20,944
- “grünem” frequency rank
- 22029
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründen | grünem |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten | Dativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün |
Where the eye mixes gründen and grünem
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gründen runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against grünem's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gründen and grünem
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩] while grünem is [ˈɡʁyːnəm]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22029, 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]. grünem is at rank #20,944, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnəm].
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 22029, this pair ranks #1,879,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründen vs grünem
Shared letters: egnrü. Private to "gründen": d. Private to "grünem": m.
"gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grünem" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gründen" for "grünem" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gründen" or "grünem"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grünem" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,879,230 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründen" and "grünem" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grünem vs grusel". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,879,230 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.