gegründet

[ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]

/[ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]/ verb

The verdict

“gegründet” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,295. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,295
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen

Corpus desk

Index DE-gegrundet · gegründet · German

gegründet · rank #2,295 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,295
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH formen

Nearest frequency peer: formen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “gegründet”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “gegründet” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

gegründet vs gründet
78% similar
gegründet vs gezündet
78% similar
gegründet vs gerundet
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for gegründet
PropertyValue
Headwordgegründet
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]
Letters9
Frequency rank#2,295
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “gegründet” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).gegründetliegt hier:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „formen“ (#2,294), „gestalten“ (#2,296), „fordern“ (#2,293). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gegründet (IPA [ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,295 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gegründet, with forms such as "eggründet", "geggründet", and "gegrnüdet". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "gründet", "gezündet", "gerundet", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gegründet, spelled G-E-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eggründet
  • geggründet
  • gegrnüdet
  • gegrründet
  • gegrüdnet
  • gegründdet
  • gegründett
  • gegründte
  • gegrünedt
  • gegrünndet
  • gegürndet
  • gergündet
  • ggegründet
  • ggeründet

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gegründet - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eggründet2geggründet1gegrnüdet2gegrründet1gegrüdnet2gegründdet1gegründett1gegründte2
Edit distance from "gegründet"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "gegründet"?
"gegründet" is spelled G-E-G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndət].
What does "gegründet" mean?
As a verb, "gegründet" means: Partizip Perfekt des Verbs gründen
What words are commonly confused with "gegründet"?
"gegründet" is commonly confused with "gründet", "gezündet", "gerundet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gegründet"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gegründet" is [ɡəˈɡʁʏndət]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gegründet" come from?
"gegründet" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "gegründet", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "gegründet" maps to 5 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "gründet". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #2,295 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "G" letter cohort. G–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list