Which to use
“fährst” and “führst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,907
- “fährst” frequency rank
- #32,048
- “führst” frequency rank
- 41955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fährst | führst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fahren | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes fährst and führst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fährst and führst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between fährst and führst
A purely visual mix-up. fährst ([fɛːɐ̯st]) and führst ([fyːɐ̯st]) 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 a single letter - ä in “fährst” becomes ü in “führst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41955, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fährst is recorded at frequency rank #9,907, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛːɐ̯st]. führst is at rank #32,048, tagged as averb, pronounced [fyːɐ̯st].
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 41955, this pair ranks #1,463,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of fährst vs führst
Shared letters: fhrst. Private to "fährst": ä. Private to "führst": ü.
"fährst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "führst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fährst" for "führst" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "fährst" or "führst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fährst" and "führst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fährst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "führst" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,463,960 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fährst" and "führst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlst vs führst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,463,960 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.