Which to use
“fühlen” is a verb and “führend” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,290
- “fühlen” frequency rank
- #21,975
- “führend” frequency rank
- 23265
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlen | führend |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | per Tastsinn beziehungsweise allgemein über die Haut wahrnehmen oder erkunden | das Geschehen bestimmend |
Where the eye mixes fühlen and führend
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fühlen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against führend's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: fühlen vs führend
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: fühlen is [ˈfyːlən] while führend is [ˈfyːʁənt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23265, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlen is recorded at frequency rank #1,290, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːlən]. führend is at rank #21,975, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfyːʁənt].
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 23265, this pair ranks #1,863,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlen vs führend
Shared letters: efhnü. Private to "fühlen": l. Private to "führend": dr.
"fühlen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "führend" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "fühlen" for "führend" ever safe?
Which is more common, "fühlen" or "führend"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fühlen" and "führend" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "führend" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,863,523 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlen" and "führend" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "führend vs führendes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,863,523 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.