FührungspositionvsFührungspositionenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,902
“Führungsposition” frequency rank
#25,135
“Führungspositionen” frequency rank
74037
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Führungsposition Führungspositionen
Definition berufliche Stellung mit Leitungsfunktionen Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Führungsposition

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Führungsposition and Führungspositionen apart are highlighted. They share 16 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

16 ch
Führungsposition
18 ch
Führungspositionen

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Führungsposition ([ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːn]) and Führungspositionen ([ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːnən]) 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) - “Führungsposition” sits inside “Führungspositionen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74037, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Führungsposition is recorded at frequency rank #48,902, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːn]. Führungspositionen is at rank #25,135, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːnən].

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 74037, this pair ranks #344,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Führungsposition vs Führungspositionen

Shared letters: fghinoprstuü. Private to "Führungsposition": -. Private to "Führungspositionen": e.

"Führungsposition" · 16 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCVCVVC  ·  "Führungspositionen" · 18 letters · shape CVCCVCCCCVCVCVVCVC

Frequency comparison

Führungsposition#48,902
Führungspositionen#25,135

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Führungsposition" and "Führungspositionen" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːn] versus [ˈfyːʁʊŋspoziˌt͡si̯oːnən]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Führungsposition" or "Führungspositionen"?
"Führungspositionen" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,135 in our German list, against #48,902 for "Führungsposition". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list