Which to use
“fühl” and “führe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,428
- “fühl” frequency rank
- #6,659
- “führe” frequency rank
- 13087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühl | führe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes fühl and führe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. fühl runs 4 letters (CVCC) against führe's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses fühl with führe
A purely visual mix-up. fühl ([fyːl]) and führe ([ˈfyːʁə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühl is recorded at frequency rank #6,428, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːl]. 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 13087, this pair ranks #1,960,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühl vs führe
Shared letters: fhü. Private to "fühl": l. Private to "führe": er.
"fühl" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "führe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühl" and "führe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fühl" vs "führe" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühl" 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 #1,960,215 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühl" and "führe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flure vs führe". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,960,215 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.