FührungskraftvsFührungskräfteWhich spelling fits?

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“Führungskraft” and “Führungskräfte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#24,729
“Führungskraft” frequency rank
#13,364
“Führungskräfte” frequency rank
38093
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Führungskraft Führungskräfte
Definition Person, die in ihrem Wirkungsbereich großen Einfluss hat Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Führungskraft

Where the eye mixes Führungskraft and Führungskräfte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Führungskraft runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCCCCVCC) against Führungskräfte's 14 (CVCCVCCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
Führungskraft
14 ch
Führungskräfte

Why the eye confuses Führungskraft with Führungskräfte

A purely visual mix-up. Führungskraft ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁaft]) and Führungskräfte ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38093, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Führungskraft is recorded at frequency rank #24,729, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁaft]. Führungskräfte is at rank #13,364, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftə].

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 38093, this pair ranks #1,573,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Führungskraft vs Führungskräfte

Shared letters: fghknrstuü. Private to "Führungskraft": a. Private to "Führungskräfte": eä.

"Führungskraft" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCCVCC  ·  "Führungskräfte" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCCVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Führungskraft" and "Führungskräfte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁaft] versus [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Führungskraft" vs "Führungskräfte" - which ranks higher?
"Führungskräfte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,364 in our German list, against #24,729 for "Führungskraft". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Führungskraft" and "Führungskräfte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Führungskraft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Führungskräfte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,573,008 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Führungskraft" and "Führungskräfte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führungskraft vs Führungskräften". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #1,573,008 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list