Which to use
“führen” is a verb and “Führers” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #634
- “führen” frequency rank
- #25,134
- “Führers” frequency rank
- 25768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | führen | Führers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | in eine Richtung geleiten, zum Beispiel, indem man nahe neben jemandem geht oder ihn sogar dabei berührt und ihm hilft einen Weg zu finden, den er sonst schwer hätte zu finden | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Führer |
Where the eye mixes führen and Führers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. führen runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against Führers's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: führen vs Führers
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: führen is [ˈfyːʁən] while Führers is [ˈfyːʁɐs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
führen is recorded at frequency rank #634, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːʁən]. 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 25768, this pair ranks #1,828,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of führen vs Führers
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "führen": n. Private to "Führers": s.
"führen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "Führers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "führen" and "Führers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "führen" or "Führers" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "führen" and "Führers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "führen" 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 #1,828,284 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "führen" and "Führers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führerin vs Führers". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,828,284 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.