Which to use
“gründen” is a verb and “Gruppen” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,085
- “gründen” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “Gruppen” frequency rank
- 2169
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründen | Gruppen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gruppe |
Where the eye mixes gründen and Gruppen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. gründen and Gruppen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between gründen and Gruppen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gründen is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩] while Gruppen is [ˈɡʁʊpn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2169, 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]. Gruppen is at rank #1,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊpn̩].
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 2169, this pair ranks #2,002,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründen vs Gruppen
Shared letters: egnr. Private to "gründen": dü. Private to "Gruppen": pu.
"gründen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Gruppen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Gruppen ← ggruppen · grpupen · grruppen · grupen · grupepn · gruppenn · gruppne · gurppen
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "gründen" for "Gruppen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "gründen" or "Gruppen"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gründen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,002,947 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründen" and "Gruppen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grüppchen vs Gruppen". 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 #2,002,947 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.