Which to use
“fühlt” and “führst” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,478
- “fühlt” frequency rank
- #32,048
- “führst” frequency rank
- 33526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fühlt | führst |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs fühlen | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes fühlt and führst
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. fühlt runs 5 letters (CVCCC) against führst's 6 (CVCCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between fühlt and führst
A purely visual mix-up. fühlt ([fyːlt]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33526, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fühlt is recorded at frequency rank #1,478, classified as averb, pronounced [fyːlt]. 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 33526, this pair ranks #1,684,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fühlt vs führst
Shared letters: fhtü. Private to "fühlt": l. Private to "führst": rs.
"fühlt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "führst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fühlt" and "führst" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "fühlt" or "führst"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "fühlt" and "führst" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "fühlt" 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 #1,684,062 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fühlt" and "führst" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlst vs führst". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,684,062 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.