Which to use
“gründet” is a verb and “grünes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,729
- “gründet” frequency rank
- #9,921
- “grünes” frequency rank
- 22650
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründet | grünes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Plural Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs gründen | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grün |
Where the eye mixes gründet and grünes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. gründet runs 7 letters (CCVCCVC) against grünes's 6 (CCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between gründet and grünes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: gründet is [ˈɡʁʏndət] while grünes is [ˈɡʁyːnəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22650, 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]. grünes is at rank #9,921, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁyːnəs].
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 22650, this pair ranks #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründet vs grünes
Shared letters: egnrü. Private to "gründet": dt. Private to "grünes": s.
"gründet" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC · "grünes" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "gründet" and "grünes" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "gründet" or "grünes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "gründet" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grünes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründet" and "grünes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gries vs grünes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,871,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.