Which to use
“fuhr” and “führe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,202
- “fuhr” frequency rank
- #6,659
- “führe” frequency rank
- 8861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | fuhr | führe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs fahren | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes fuhr and führe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: fuhr vs führe
A purely visual mix-up. fuhr ([fuːɐ̯]) 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 8861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
fuhr is recorded at frequency rank #2,202, classified as averb, pronounced [fuːɐ̯]. 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 8861, this pair ranks #1,982,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of fuhr vs führe
Shared letters: fhr. Private to "fuhr": u. Private to "führe": eü.
"fuhr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "führe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- fuhr ← ffuhr · fhur · fuhhr · fuhrr · furh · ufhr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "fuhr" and "führe" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "fuhr" 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 "fuhr" 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 #1,982,487 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "fuhr" and "führe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Flure vs führe". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,982,487 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.