Which to use
“gründet” and “gründete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,729
- “gründet” frequency rank
- #7,924
- “gründete” frequency rank
- 20653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründet | gründete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gründet and gründete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. gründet runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against gründete's 8 (CCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gründet with gründete
A purely visual mix-up. gründet ([ˈɡʁʏndət]) and gründete ([ˈɡʁʏndətə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “gründet” sits inside “gründete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gründet is recorded at frequency rank #12,729, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndət]. 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 20653, this pair ranks #1,895,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründet vs gründete
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gründet": -. Private to "gründete": -.
"gründet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "gründete" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "gründet" 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 #1,895,280 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründet" and "gründete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Gründers vs gründet". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,895,280 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.