Which to use
“Führender” is a noun and “führendes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,155
- “Führender” frequency rank
- #47,412
- “führendes” frequency rank
- 63567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führender | führendes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | jemand, der in einem Wettbewerb an der ersten Stelle liegt | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs führend |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Führender and führendes apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Führender is [ˈfyːʁəndɐ] while führendes is [ˈfyːʁəndəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Führender” becomes s in “führendes”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Führender is recorded at frequency rank #16,155, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁəndɐ]. führendes is at rank #47,412, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈfyːʁəndəs].
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 63567, this pair ranks #672,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Führender vs führendes
Shared letters: defhnrü. Private to "Führender": -. Private to "führendes": s.
"Führender" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "führendes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Führender" and "führendes" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering Führender vs führendes
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Führender”; for an adjective, it's “führendes”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Führender” entry
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