Which to use
“Führung” and “Füllung” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,593
- “Führung” frequency rank
- #16,156
- “Füllung” frequency rank
- 17749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Führung | Füllung |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Vorgang, Prozess des Hineingebens, Befüllens, Auffüllens |
Where the eye mixes Führung and Füllung
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Führung and Füllung follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between Führung and Füllung
A purely visual mix-up. Führung ([ˈfyːʁʊŋ]) and Füllung ([ˈfʏlʊŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17749, 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]. Füllung is at rank #16,156, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʏlʊŋ].
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 17749, this pair ranks #1,924,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Führung vs Füllung
Shared letters: fgnuü. Private to "Führung": hr. Private to "Füllung": l.
"Führung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC · "Füllung" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Führung" and "Füllung" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Führung" or "Füllung" show up more?
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 "Führung" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Füllung" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,924,640 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Führung" and "Füllung" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "falling vs Füllung". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,924,640 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.