Führerstand

[ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant]

/[ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant]/ noun

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The verdict

“Führerstand” is uncommon German (frequency #95,592 among 3,474 “F” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,592
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Platz, von dem aus das Fahrzeug gesteuert wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-fuhrerstand · Führerstand · German

Führerstand · rank #95,592 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,592
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Försters

Nearest frequency peer: Försters (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Führerstand“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Führerstand“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Führerstand
PropertyValue
HeadwordFührerstand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant]
Letters11
Frequency rank#95,592
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Führerstand“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Führerstandfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Försters“ (#95,591), „fünfköpfigen“ (#95,593), „Fünfzigern“ (#95,594). Unter 3,474 „F“-Lemmata liegt „Führerstand“ bei #95,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Führerstand is uncommon German at frequency #95,592 among 3,474 “F” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Platz, von dem aus das Fahrzeug gesteuert wird".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Führerstand, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Führerstand, spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-R-S-T-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Platz, von dem aus das Fahrzeug gesteuert wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „In Zürich sitzt nur in jedem fünften Tram eine Frau im Führerstand.“

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 "Führerstand"?
"Führerstand" is spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-R-S-T-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant].
What does "Führerstand" mean?
As a noun, "Führerstand" means: Platz, von dem aus das Fahrzeug gesteuert wird
How do you pronounce "Führerstand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Führerstand" is [ˈfyːʁɐˌʃtant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Führerstand" come from?
"Führerstand" 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 "Führerstand", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

geförderter#95,606friedfertig#95,577Gegenkultur#95,608Gehirntumor#95,609

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list