führer
/ˈfjʊɹ.ɚ/noun
führer is spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-R: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, führer means “Alternative spelling of Führer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of führer is fuhrers or führers.
How many letters and syllables are in führer?
| Letters | 6: F-Ü-H-R-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is führer?
Führer appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce führer?
- UK /ˈf(j)ʊə.ɹə/
- US /ˈfjʊɹ.ɚ/
- US /ˈfɪɹ.ɚ/
Führer has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-fuhrer.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Arlo_Barnes-fuhrer.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with führer?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as führer from its last stressed vowel (/ʊɹəɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of führer
- fuehrer
- fuhrer
- fuhrers plural
- führers plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does führer mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Führer.
noun
- 1
Adolf Hitler, during his time as chancellor of Nazi Germany.
- 2
A leader, especially one exercising tyrannical power.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Führer.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Führer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Führer in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does führer come from?
Unadapted borrowing from German Führer, modelled after Italian Duce. Doublet of farer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).