führe
[ˈfyːʁə]
The verdict
“führe” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,659. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #6,659
- frequency rank, German
- 3,474
- “F” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen
Corpus desk
Index DE-fuhre · führe · German
führe · rank #6,659 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #6,659
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,474
- PHOTO-FINISH fox
Nearest frequency peer: fox (-1 rank slots)
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “führe”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Europäer
Europäer
93,345 corpus weight
- Fantasy
Fantasy
93,344 corpus weight
- fox
fox
93,343 corpus weight
- führe
führe
93,342 corpus weight
- fürchte
fürchte
93,341 corpus weight
- gerissen
gerissen
93,340 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “führe” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | führe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈfyːʁə] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #6,659 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “führe” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around führe (IPA [ˈfyːʁə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,659 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for führe, with forms such as "fführe", "fhüre", and "füher". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "für", "fürs", "fürn", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is führe, spelled F-Ü-H-R-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen
- 22. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen
- 31. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen
- 43. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs führen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- fführe
- fhüre
- füher
- fühhre
- üfhre
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of führe - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "führe", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "führe". Here's where to go from here.
- "führe" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "für". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #6,659 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.