Which to use
“Gründern” and “Gründers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,157
- “Gründern” frequency rank
- #39,406
- “Gründers” frequency rank
- 77563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründern | Gründers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gründer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gründer |
Where the eye mixes Gründern and Gründers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Gründern and Gründers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Gründern with Gründers
A purely visual mix-up. Gründern ([ˈɡʁʏndɐn]) 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 a single letter - n in “Gründern” becomes s in “Gründers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gründern is recorded at frequency rank #38,157, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndɐn]. 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 77563, this pair ranks #257,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Gründern vs Gründers
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründern": -. Private to "Gründers": s.
"Gründern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "Gründers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gründern" and "Gründers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gründern" or "Gründers" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründern" 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 #257,998 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründern" and "Gründers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #257,998 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.