Which to use
“Gründers” is a noun and “grundlos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,406
- “Gründers” frequency rank
- #15,380
- “grundlos” frequency rank
- 54786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gründers | grundlos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Gründer | ohne Begründung; scheinbar ohne Ursache |
Where the eye mixes Gründers and grundlos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Gründers (CCVCCVCC) and grundlos (CCVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Gründers vs grundlos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Gründers is [ˈɡʁʏndɐs] while grundlos is [ˈɡʁʊntloːs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54786, 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]. grundlos is at rank #15,380, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊntloːs].
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 54786, this pair ranks #1,005,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Gründers vs grundlos
Shared letters: dgnrs. Private to "Gründers": eü. Private to "grundlos": lou.
"Gründers" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCC · "grundlos" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grundlos ← ggrundlos · grnudlos · grrundlos · grudnlos · grunddlos · grundllos · grundloss · grundlso
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Gründers" for "grundlos" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Gründers" or "grundlos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gründers" and "grundlos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gründers" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grundlos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,005,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gründers" and "grundlos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründern vs Gründers". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,005,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.