irreführen
German, verb[ˈɪʁəˌfyːʁən]
irreführen is spelled I-R-R-E-F-Ü-H-R-E-N (10 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Irreführen is a German verb meaning “to mislead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “absichtlich in die falsche Richtung lenken”.
What does irreführen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to mislead
- 2
to misguide
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. absichtlich in die falsche Richtung lenken
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of irreführen
- führt irre present singular third-person
- führte irre past
- irregeführt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- irreführend participle present
- irrezuführen infinitive infinitive-zu
- führe irre first-person indicative present
- führen irre first-person indicative plural
- führst irre indicative present second-person
- führest irre second-person singular subjunctive
- führet irre plural second-person subjunctive
- führten irre first-person indicative plural
- führtest irre indicative preterite second-person
- führtet irre indicative plural preterite
- führ irre! imperative singular
- führe irre! imperative singular
- führt irre! imperative plural
- irregeführt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce irreführen?
- [ˈɪʁəˌfyːʁən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to irreführen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is irreführen in German?
irreführen appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).