Which to use
“empfand” is a verb and “Empfang” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,552
- “empfand” frequency rank
- #4,264
- “Empfang” frequency rank
- 18816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfand | Empfang |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | das Empfangen einer Übertragung (zum Beispiel Rundfunk, Funk, Handy, …) |
Where the eye mixes empfand and Empfang
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empfand and Empfang follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: empfand vs Empfang
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empfand is [ɛmˈp͡fant] while Empfang is [ɛmˈp͡faŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “empfand” becomes g in “Empfang”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18816, 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]. Empfang is at rank #4,264, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡faŋ].
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 18816, this pair ranks #1,914,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfand vs Empfang
Shared letters: aefmnp. Private to "empfand": d. Private to "Empfang": g.
"empfand" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "Empfang" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empfand" for "Empfang" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empfand" vs "Empfang" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfand" and "Empfang" 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 "Empfang" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,656 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfand" and "Empfang" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfand 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 #1,914,656 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.