Which to use
“führe” is a verb and “Führern” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,659
- “führe” frequency rank
- #36,941
- “Führern” frequency rank
- 43600
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | führe | Führern |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Führer |
Where the eye mixes führe and Führern
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. führe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Führern's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: führe vs Führern
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: führe is [ˈfyːʁə] while Führern is [ˈfyːʁɐn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “führe” sits inside “Führern”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43600, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
führe is recorded at frequency rank #6,659, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːʁə]. Führern is at rank #36,941, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁɐn].
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 43600, this pair ranks #1,412,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of führe vs Führern
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "führe": -. Private to "Führern": n.
"führe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Führern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "führe" and "Führern" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "führe" vs "Führern" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "führe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Führern" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,412,956 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "führe" and "Führern" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führerin vs Führern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,412,956 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.