Which to use
“Gruppe” and “Gruppen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #476
- “Gruppe” frequency rank
- #1,084
- “Gruppen” frequency rank
- 1560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Gruppe | Gruppen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Anzahl von Personen oder Dingen, die als zusammengehörig wahrgenommen werden | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Gruppe |
Where the eye mixes Gruppe and Gruppen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Gruppe runs 6 letters (CCVCCV) against Gruppen's 7 (CCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Gruppe vs Gruppen
A purely visual mix-up. Gruppe ([ˈɡʁʊpə]) and Gruppen ([ˈɡʁʊpn̩]) 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) - “Gruppe” sits inside “Gruppen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Gruppe is recorded at frequency rank #476, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊpə]. Gruppen is at rank #1,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈɡʁʊpn̩].
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 1560, this pair ranks #2,004,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Gruppe vs Gruppen
Shared letters: egpru. Private to "Gruppe": -. Private to "Gruppen": n.
"Gruppe" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV · "Gruppen" · 7 letters · shape CCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Gruppe" and "Gruppen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Gruppe" vs "Gruppen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Gruppe" and "Gruppen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruppe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Gruppen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,004,118 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Gruppe" and "Gruppen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Grüppchen vs Gruppen". 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 #2,004,118 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.