gründeten

[ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]

/[ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“gründeten” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #17,925. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#17,925
frequency rank, German
5,117
“G” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen

Corpus desk

Index DE-grundeten · gründeten · German

gründeten · rank #17,925 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #17,925
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,117
  • PHOTO-FINISH grundsätzlich…

Nearest frequency peer: grundsätzlichen (-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 „gründeten“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „gründeten“ 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).

gründeten vs Grundton
56% similar
gründeten vs Grundstein
60% similar
gründeten vs gründen
78% similar

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

Key facts for gründeten
PropertyValue
Headwordgründeten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#17,925
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „gründeten“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.gründetenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „grundsätzlichen“ (#17,924), „Grenzwerte“ (#17,923), „Guinea“ (#17,927). Unter 5,117 „G“-Lemmata liegt „gründeten“ bei #17,925. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around gründeten (IPA [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #17,925 among 5,117 “G” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for gründeten, with forms such as "ggründeten", "grnüdeten", and "grründeten". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "Grundton", "Grundstein", "gründen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is gründeten, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ggründeten
  • grnüdeten
  • grründeten
  • grüdneten
  • gründdeten
  • gründeetn
  • gründetenn
  • gründetne
  • gründetten
  • gründteen
  • grünedten
  • grünndeten
  • gürndeten
  • rgündeten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of gründeten - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ggründeten1grnüdeten2grründeten1grüdneten2gründdeten1gründeetn2gründetenn1gründetne2
Edit distance from "gründeten"

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 "gründeten"?
"gründeten" is spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩].
What does "gründeten" mean?
As a verb, "gründeten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs gründen
What words are commonly confused with "gründeten"?
"gründeten" is commonly confused with "Grundton", "Grundstein", "gründen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "gründeten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "gründeten" is [ˈɡʁʏndətn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "gründeten" come from?
"gründeten" 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 "gründeten", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

gezielten#17,920Gerüchten#17,912illegaler#17,944Francesco#17,896

Similar misspelling depth

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

Lagerfeuer14 variantsexistierte14 variantserbrechen14 variantsMazedonien14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list