Which to use
“Fehde” is a noun and “führe” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,552
- “Fehde” frequency rank
- #6,659
- “führe” frequency rank
- 37211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Fehde | führe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | kämpferische Auseinandersetzung, um Ansprüche durchzusetzen; früher eine Streithandlung mit Waffengewalt, heute in übertragenem Sinne länger währende Auseinandersetzung mit anderen Mitteln, zum Beispiel mit dem gesprochenen Wort | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes Fehde and führe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Fehde and führe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Fehde vs führe
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Fehde is [ˈfeːdə] while führe is [ˈfyːʁə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Fehde is recorded at frequency rank #30,552, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfeːdə]. führe is at rank #6,659, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːʁə].
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 37211, this pair ranks #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Fehde vs führe
Shared letters: efh. Private to "Fehde": d. Private to "führe": rü.
"Fehde" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "führe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Fehde ← efhde · fedhe · fehdde · fehed · fehhde · ffehde · fhede
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Fehde" and "führe" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Fehde" or "führe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Fehde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "führe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Fehde" and "führe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fehde vs Felge". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,596,032 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.