Which to use
“grundlegend” and “grundlegendes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,384
- “grundlegend” frequency rank
- #32,575
- “grundlegendes” frequency rank
- 40959
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | grundlegend | grundlegendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Grundlage herstellend, die Basis bildend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs grundlegend |
Where the eye mixes grundlegend and grundlegendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. grundlegend runs 11 letters (CCVCCCVCVCC) against grundlegendes's 13 (CCVCCCVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: grundlegend vs grundlegendes
A purely visual mix-up. grundlegend ([ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t]) and grundlegendes ([ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “grundlegend” sits inside “grundlegendes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40959, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
grundlegend is recorded at frequency rank #8,384, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩t]. grundlegendes is at rank #32,575, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊntˌleːɡn̩dəs].
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 40959, this pair ranks #1,493,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of grundlegend vs grundlegendes
Shared letters: deglnru. Private to "grundlegend": -. Private to "grundlegendes": s.
"grundlegend" · 11 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCC · "grundlegendes" · 13 letters · shape CCVCCCVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- grundlegend ← ggrundlegend · grnudlegend · grrundlegend · grudnlegend · grunddlegend · grundelgend · grundleegnd · grundlegedn
- grundlegendes ← ggrundlegendes · grnudlegendes · grrundlegendes · grudnlegendes · grunddlegendes · grundelgendes · grundleegndes · grundlegednes
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "grundlegend" and "grundlegendes" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "grundlegend" or "grundlegendes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "grundlegend" and "grundlegendes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "grundlegend" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "grundlegendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,493,391 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "grundlegend" and "grundlegendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "grundlegender vs grundlegendes". 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 #1,493,391 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.