Which to use
“Führern” and “Führers” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,941
- “Führern” frequency rank
- #25,134
- “Führers” frequency rank
- 62075
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führern | Führers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Führer | Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Führer |
Where the eye mixes Führern and Führers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Führern and Führers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Führern vs Führers
A purely visual mix-up. Führern ([ˈfyːʁɐn]) and Führers ([ˈfyːʁɐs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - n in “Führern” becomes s in “Führers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62075, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Führern is recorded at frequency rank #36,941, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁɐn]. 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 62075, this pair ranks #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Führern vs Führers
Shared letters: efhrü. Private to "Führern": n. Private to "Führers": s.
"Führern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Führers" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Führern" for "Führers" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Führern" or "Führers"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Führern" 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 #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führern" and "Führers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führerin vs Führern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #726,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.