Which to use
“fühlst” and “führst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,058
- “fühlst” frequency rank
- #32,048
- “führst” frequency rank
- 40106
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlst | führst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes fühlst and führst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. fühlst and führst follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: fühlst vs führst
A purely visual mix-up. fühlst ([fyːlst]) 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 - l in “fühlst” becomes r in “führst”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40106, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlst is recorded at frequency rank #8,058, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːlst]. 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 40106, this pair ranks #1,517,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlst vs führst
Shared letters: fhstü. Private to "fühlst": l. Private to "führst": r.
"fühlst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "führst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühlst" and "führst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "fühlst" or "führst" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlst" 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 #1,517,907 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlst" and "führst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlst vs führst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,517,907 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.