GründervsgründetWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Gründer is a noun, gründet is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Gründer” is a noun and “gründet” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,353
“Gründer” frequency rank
#12,729
“gründet” frequency rank
17082
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Gründer gründet
Definition jemand, der etwas (zum Beispiel eine Organisation, einen Verlag oder eine Stadt, ein Start-up) ins Leben ruft, gründet oder gegründet hat 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründen

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Gründer and gründet apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
Gründer
7 ch
gründet

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gründer is [ˈɡʁʏndɐ] while gründet is [ˈɡʁʏndət]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Gründer” becomes t in “gründet”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17082, 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]. gründet is at rank #12,729, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndət].

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 17082, this pair ranks #1,930,508 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Gründer vs gründet

Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründer": -. Private to "gründet": t.

"Gründer" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC  ·  "gründet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

Gründer#4,353
gründet#12,729

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Gründer" and "gründet" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Gründer" is a noun and "gründet" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Gründer" or "gründet"?
"Gründer" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,353 in our German list, against #12,729 for "gründet". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Gründer vs gründet

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Gründer”; for a verb, it's “gründet”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Gründer” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list