anführen
\ˈanˌfyːʁən\
The verdict
“anführen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Conduire, marcher à la tête de…
Corpus desk
Index FR-anfuhren · anführen · French
anführen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" 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 | anführen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌfyːʁən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
anführen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌfyːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
anführen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is anführen, spelled A-N-F-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Conduire, marcher à la tête de…
- 2Citer, alléguer.
- 3Attraper, duper.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how anführen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Und sie betrachten sich als Block gegen die von den Vereinigten Staaten angeführte Weltordnung – einer Weltordnung, die sowohl chinesische als auch russische Propagandamedien im Niedergang begriffen sehen.
Sanna Marin ist seit Ende 2019 finnische Ministerpräsidentin. Sie führt eine aus fünf Parteien bestehende Mitte-links-Koalition an und wird von vielen Finninnen und Finnen als moderne und schlagkräftige Regierungschefin geschätzt.
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.