Which to use
“Gründers” is a noun and “gründete” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,406
- “Gründers” frequency rank
- #7,924
- “gründete” frequency rank
- 47330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründers | gründete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gründer | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes Gründers and gründete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gründers (CCVCCVCC) and gründete (CCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gründers vs gründete
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gründers is [ˈɡʁʏndɐs] 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 47330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gründers is recorded at frequency rank #39,406, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndɐs]. 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 47330, this pair ranks #1,288,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gründers vs gründete
Shared letters: degnrü. Private to "Gründers": s. Private to "gründete": t.
"Gründers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "gründete" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gründers" for "gründete" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gründers" or "gründete" 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 "Gründers" 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 #1,288,116 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründers" and "gründete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Gründers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,288,116 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.