gründen

\ˈɡʁʏndn̩\

/\ˈɡʁʏndn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“gründen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fonder.

Corpus desk

Index FR-grunden · gründen · French

gründen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "G" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for gründen
PropertyValue
Headwordgründen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ˈɡʁʏndn̩\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « gründen » en français

gründensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

gründen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈɡʁʏndn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for gründen, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is gründen, spelled G-R-Ü-N-D-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fonder.
  2. 2
    Se fonder, créer.
  3. 3
    Faire baser, reposer (une argumentation sur des postulats).

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. Die Prager Universität wurde im Jahre 1348 gegründet.
  2. In den USA wollten Starbucks-Beschäftigte eine Gewerkschaft gründen – der Konzern feuerte sie.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). 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: Fonder.
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?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list