nasführen
[ˈnaːsˌfyːʁən]
The verdict
“nasführen” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - jemanden hereinlegen, zum Narren halten
Corpus desk
Index DE-nasfuhren · nasführen · German
nasführen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "N" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | nasführen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈnaːsˌfyːʁən] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „nasführen“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
nasführen is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈnaːsˌfyːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "jemanden hereinlegen, zum Narren halten".
No generated misspelling entries exist for nasführen in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file 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 nasführen, spelled N-A-S-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1jemanden hereinlegen, zum Narren halten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how nasführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Von ihnen wollte Flametti nicht länger sich nasführen lassen.“
„Offenkundig unterließ es Bülow, Einzelheiten zu erörtern; doch die Mitteilung an die englische Seite erfolgte, während sich Wien noch in Schweigen hüllte und Schober den englischen Gesandten Sir Eric Phipps regelrecht nasführte.“
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.