Which to use
“Gründer” and “Gründers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,353
- “Gründer” frequency rank
- #39,406
- “Gründers” frequency rank
- 43759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründer | Gründers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der etwas (zum Beispiel eine Organisation, einen Verlag oder eine Stadt, ein Start-up) ins Leben ruft, gründet oder gegründet hat | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gründer |
Where the eye mixes Gründer and Gründers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gründer 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.
Visual trap between Gründer and Gründers
A purely visual mix-up. Gründer ([ˈɡʁʏndɐ]) and Gründers ([ˈɡʁʏndɐs]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Gründer” sits inside “Gründers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gründer is recorded at frequency rank #4,353, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndɐ]. 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 43759, this pair ranks #1,407,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gründer vs Gründers
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründer": -. Private to "Gründers": s.
"Gründer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "Gründers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Gründer" and "Gründers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründer" 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 #1,407,857 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründer" and "Gründers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Gründers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,407,857 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.