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 eye mixes Führender and führendes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Führender and führendes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Führender with führendes
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Führender" for "führendes" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Führender" or "führendes" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "Führender" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "führendes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #672,198 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führender" and "führendes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "fehlendes vs führendes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #672,198 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.