führen

[ˈfyːʁən]

/[ˈfyːʁən]/ verb

The verdict

“führen” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #634. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#634
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - in eine Richtung geleiten, zum Beispiel, indem man nahe neben jemandem geht oder ihn sogar dabei berührt und ihm hilft einen Weg zu finden, den er sonst schwer hätte zu finden

Corpus desk

Index DE-fuhren · führen · German

führen · rank #634 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #634
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH ebenso

Nearest frequency peer: ebenso (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „führen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „führen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

führen vs fürn
67% similar
führen vs führte
67% similar
führen vs Führer
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for führen
PropertyValue
Headwordführen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfyːʁən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#634
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „führen“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).führenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ebenso“ (#633), „kaufen“ (#635), „deinen“ (#632). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „führen“ bei #634. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around führen (IPA [ˈfyːʁən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #634 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for führen, with forms such as "fführen", "fhüren", and "fühern". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "fürn", "führte", "Führer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is führen, spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    in eine Richtung geleiten, zum Beispiel, indem man nahe neben jemandem geht oder ihn sogar dabei berührt und ihm hilft einen Weg zu finden, den er sonst schwer hätte zu finden
  2. 2
    das Handeln von jemandem oder etwas bestimmen, indem eine Führungsrolle übernommen wird
  3. 3
    etwas bei sich haben, es handhaben oder lediglich mit sich tragen
  4. 4
    die Konsequenz haben; etwas entstehen lassen
  5. 5
    im Sortiment haben
  6. 6
    bei einem Wettkampf in Führung liegen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how führen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Der Knappe führt das Pferd in den Stall.
  2. Komm, ich führ dich in den Backstagebereich.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fführen
  • fhüren
  • fühern
  • fühhren
  • führenn
  • führne
  • führren
  • fürhen
  • üfhren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of führen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fführen1fhüren2fühern2fühhren1führenn1führne2führren1fürhen2
Edit distance from "führen"

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

How do you spell "führen"?
"führen" is spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːʁən].
What does "führen" mean?
As a verb, "führen" means: in eine Richtung geleiten, zum Beispiel, indem man nahe neben jemandem geht oder ihn sogar dabei berührt und ihm hilft einen Weg zu finden, den er sonst schwer hätte zu finden
What words are commonly confused with "führen"?
"führen" is commonly confused with "fürn", "führte", "Führer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "führen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "führen" is [ˈfyːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "führen" come from?
"führen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "führen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list