Which to use
“fehlender” is an adjective and “Führender” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,050
- “fehlender” frequency rank
- #16,155
- “Führender” frequency rank
- 27205
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fehlender | Führender |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs fehlend | jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb an der ersten Stelle liegt |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set fehlender and Führender apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
fehlender and Führender form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27205, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fehlender is recorded at frequency rank #11,050, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈfeːləndɐ]. Führender is at rank #16,155, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁəndɐ].
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 27205, this pair ranks #1,805,581 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering fehlender vs Führender
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “fehlender”; for a noun, it's “Führender”.
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