führen

\fyː.ʀən\

/\fyː.ʀən\/ verb

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.

Key facts for führen
PropertyValue
Headwordführen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\fyː.ʀən\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « führen » en français

führenreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    Guider.
  2. 2
    Aboutir, entraîner.
  3. 3
    Guider dans une direction, aider à trouver un chemin.
  4. 4
    Gérer, tenir.
  5. 5
    Mener.
  6. 6
    Aller, se diriger vers, en parlant d’un chemin, d’une route.
  7. 7
    Relier (quelque chose à quelque chose).
  8. 8
    Diriger un orchestre.
  9. 9
    Avoir, entretenir (une relation).
  10. 10
    Avoir, proposer, faire le commerce avec (parlant de magasins).
  11. 11
    Conduire.
  12. 12
    Mener, avoir (un style de vie).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how führen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Coronavirus könnte zu Engpässen im deutschen Arzneimittelmarkt führen.
  2. Der Konkurrenzdruck des nahegelegenen Einkaufszentrums hat dazu geführt, dass sich der Umsatz unseres Restaurants etwas verringert hat.

Synonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "führen"?
"führen" is spelled F-Ü-H-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \fyː.ʀən\.
What does "führen" mean?
As a verb, "führen" means: Guider.
How do you pronounce "führen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "führen" is \fyː.ʀən\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "führen" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list