FührungskraftvsFührungskräftenWhich spelling fits?

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

#24,729
“Führungskraft” frequency rank
#32,049
“Führungskräften” frequency rank
56778
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Führungskraft Führungskräften
Definition Person, die in ihrem Wirkungsbereich großen Einfluss hat Dativ Plural des Substantivs Führungskraft

Where the eye mixes Führungskraft and Führungskräften

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 12 letters in sequence. Führungskraft runs 13 letters (CVCCVCCCCCVCC) against Führungskräften's 15 (CVCCVCCCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

13 ch
Führungskraft
15 ch
Führungskräften

Why the eye confuses Führungskraft with Führungskräften

A purely visual mix-up. Führungskraft ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁaft]) and Führungskräften ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftn̩]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56778, 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]. Führungskräften is at rank #32,049, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftn̩].

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 56778, this pair ranks #926,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Führungskraft vs Führungskräften

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

"Führungskraft" · 13 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCCVCC  ·  "Führungskräften" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCCVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Führungskraft" for "Führungskräften" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁaft] versus [ˈfyːʁʊŋsˌkʁɛftn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Führungskraft" vs "Führungskräften" - which ranks higher?
"Führungskraft" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,729 in our German list, against #32,049 for "Führungskräften". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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  • Full dictionary entry for "Führungskraft" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Führungskräften" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #926,985 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Führungskraft" and "Führungskräften" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Führungskräfte vs Führungskräften". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #926,985 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