Which to use
“Führern” is a noun and “führten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,941
- “Führern” frequency rank
- #3,733
- “führten” frequency rank
- 40674
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führern | führten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Führer | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs führen |
Where the eye mixes Führern and führten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Führern (CVCCVCC) and führten (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: Führern vs führten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Führern is [ˈfyːʁɐn] while führten is [ˈfyːɐ̯tn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40674, 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]. führten is at rank #3,733, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈfyːɐ̯tn̩].
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 40674, this pair ranks #1,501,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Führern vs führten
Shared letters: efhnrü. Private to "Führern": -. Private to "führten": t.
"Führern" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "führten" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Führern" for "führten" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Führern" or "führten"?
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 "führten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,501,672 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führern" and "führten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führerin vs Führern". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,501,672 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.