Which to use
“gründete” and “gründeten” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,924
- “gründete” frequency rank
- #17,925
- “gründeten” frequency rank
- 25849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | gründete | gründeten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen |
Where the eye mixes gründete and gründeten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. gründete runs 8 letters (CCVCCVCV) against gründeten's 9 (CCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses gründete with gründeten
A purely visual mix-up. gründete ([ˈɡʁʏndətə]) and gründeten ([ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]) 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) - “gründete” sits inside “gründeten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
gründete is recorded at frequency rank #7,924, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətə]. gründeten is at rank #17,925, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
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 25849, this pair ranks #1,827,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of gründete vs gründeten
Shared letters: degnrtü. Private to "gründete": -. Private to "gründeten": -.
"gründete" · 8 letters · shape CCVCCVCV · "gründeten" · 9 letters · shape CCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "gründete" and "gründeten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "gründete" or "gründeten"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "gründete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "gründeten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,827,092 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "gründete" and "gründeten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "gründeten vs Grundton". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,827,092 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.