Which to use
“Führung” and “Führungen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,593
- “Führung” frequency rank
- #14,568
- “Führungen” frequency rank
- 16161
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führung | Führungen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Handlung, der Prozess oder die Tätigkeit, ein bewegliches Objekt oder eine Person/Personengruppe zu steuern, in eine Richtung oder ein Verhalten zu weisen oder zu führen | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Führung |
Where the eye mixes Führung and Führungen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. Führung runs 7 letters (CVCCVCC) against Führungen's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Führung and Führungen
A purely visual mix-up. Führung ([ˈfyːʁʊŋ]) and Führungen ([ˈfyːʁʊŋən]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Führung” sits inside “Führungen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16161, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Führung is recorded at frequency rank #1,593, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋ]. Führungen is at rank #14,568, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋən].
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 16161, this pair ranks #1,938,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Führung vs Führungen
Shared letters: fghnruü. Private to "Führung": -. Private to "Führungen": e.
"Führung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Führungen" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Führung" and "Führungen" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Führung" or "Führungen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Führung" and "Führungen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Führung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Führungen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,938,067 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führung" and "Führungen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Fügung vs Führung". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,938,067 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.