Which to use
“führe” is a verb and “Führers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,659
- “führe” frequency rank
- #25,134
- “Führers” frequency rank
- 31793
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | führe | Führers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Führer |
Where the eye mixes führe and Führers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. führe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against Führers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: führe vs Führers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: führe is [ˈfyːʁə] while Führers is [ˈfyːʁɐs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “führe” sits inside “Führers”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31793, 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]. Führers is at rank #25,134, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁɐs].
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 31793, this pair ranks #1,720,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of führe vs Führers
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "führe": -. Private to "Führers": s.
"führe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Führers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "führe" and "Führers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "führe" vs "Führers" - 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 "führe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Führers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,720,930 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "führe" and "Führers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führerin vs Führers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,720,930 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.