führen
\fyː.ʀən\
The verdict
“führen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Guider.
Corpus desk
Index FR-fuhren · führen · French
führen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "F" 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 | führen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fyː.ʀən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « führen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
führen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fyː.ʀən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.
führen has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is führen, spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Guider.
- 2Aboutir, entraîner.
- 3Guider dans une direction, aider à trouver un chemin.
- 4Gérer, tenir.
- 5Mener.
- 6Aller, se diriger vers, en parlant d’un chemin, d’une route.
- 7Relier (quelque chose à quelque chose).
- 8Diriger un orchestre.
- 9Avoir, entretenir (une relation).
- 10Avoir, proposer, faire le commerce avec (parlant de magasins).
- 11Conduire.
- 12Mener, avoir (un style de vie).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how führen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Das Coronavirus könnte zu Engpässen im deutschen Arzneimittelmarkt führen.
Der Konkurrenzdruck des nahegelegenen Einkaufszentrums hat dazu geführt, dass sich der Umsatz unseres Restaurants etwas verringert hat.
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.