GründervsGründersWhat's the difference?

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.

7 ch
Gründer
8 ch
Gründers

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

Is swapping "Gründer" for "Gründers" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈɡʁʏndɐ] versus [ˈɡʁʏndɐs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Gründer" or "Gründers"?
"Gründer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,353 in our German list, against #39,406 for "Gründers". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list