Which to use
“Gründern” is a noun and “gründete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #38,157
- “Gründern” frequency rank
- #7,924
- “gründete” frequency rank
- 46081
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründern | gründete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Gründer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes Gründern and gründete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gründern (CCVCCVCC) and gründete (CCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses Gründern with gründete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gründern is [ˈɡʁʏndɐn] while gründete is [ˈɡʁʏndətə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46081, 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]. gründete is at rank #7,924, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətə].
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 46081, this pair ranks #1,331,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gründern vs gründete
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründern": -. Private to "gründete": t.
"Gründern" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "gründete" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gründern" and "gründete" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Gründern" or "gründete" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gründern" and "gründete" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,331,262 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründern" and "gründete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,331,262 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.