gründen

[ˈɡʁʏndn̩]

/[ˈɡʁʏndn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gründen” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,085. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,085
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten

Corpus desk

Index DE-grunden · gründen · German

gründen · rank #1,085 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,085
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gruppen

Nearest frequency peer: Gruppen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „gründen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „gründen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

gründen vs Grüne
57% similar
gründen vs Grünen
71% similar
gründen vs Grüner
57% similar

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

Key facts for gründen
PropertyValue
Headwordgründen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁʏndn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#1,085
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gründen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).gründenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Gruppen“ (#1,084), „Karl“ (#1,086), „Gold“ (#1,083). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gründen“ bei #1,085. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around gründen (IPA [ˈɡʁʏndn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,085 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for gründen, with forms such as "ggründen", "grnüden", and "grründen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Grüne", "Grünen", "Grüner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is gründen, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten
  2. 2
    für ein Bauwerk das Fundament herstellen
  3. 3
    von bestimmten Voraussetzungen, Bedingungen ausgehen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how gründen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Wir wollen einen neuen Verein gründen.
  2. „2021 gründete sich das „Bündnis für ein weltoffenes Steinhöfel“, weil sich in einem örtlichen Gasthof wiederholt AfD-Funktionäre aus dem offiziell aufgelösten rechtsextremen Flügel der Partei trafen.“

Synonyms

anfangenbeginneneinrichteneröffnen

Antonyms

auflösen

This word in other languages

found(English)fundar(Español)fonder(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggründen
  • grnüden
  • grründen
  • grüdnen
  • gründden
  • gründenn
  • gründne
  • grünedn
  • grünnden
  • gürnden
  • rgünden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gründen - 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.

ggründen1grnüden2grründen1grüdnen2gründden1gründenn1gründne2grünedn2
Edit distance from "gründen"

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 "gründen"?
"gründen" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩].
What does "gründen" mean?
As a verb, "gründen" means: eine Institution, eine Organisation einrichten
What words are commonly confused with "gründen"?
"gründen" is commonly confused with "Grüne", "Grünen", "Grüner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gründen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gründen" is [ˈɡʁʏndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gründen" come from?
"gründen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Gruppen#1,084rechten#1,090ehrlich#1,072aktuell#1,068

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Bildung11 variantsLändern11 variantsgefragt11 variantsähnlich11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list