Which to use
“empfand” and “empfanden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,552
- “empfand” frequency rank
- #38,073
- “empfanden” frequency rank
- 52625
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfand | empfanden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden |
Where the eye mixes empfand and empfanden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empfand runs 7 letters (VCCCVCC) against empfanden's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between empfand and empfanden
A purely visual mix-up. empfand ([ɛmˈp͡fant]) and empfanden ([ɛmˈp͡fandn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “empfand” sits inside “empfanden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52625, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfand is recorded at frequency rank #14,552, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fant]. empfanden is at rank #38,073, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fandn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52625, this pair ranks #1,089,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfand vs empfanden
Shared letters: adefmnp. Private to "empfand": -. Private to "empfanden": -.
"empfand" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "empfanden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfand" and "empfanden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empfand" vs "empfanden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfand" and "empfanden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfanden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,089,535 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfand" and "empfanden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfanden vs empfange". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,089,535 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.