Which to use
“empfand” and “empfing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,552
- “empfand” frequency rank
- #13,808
- “empfing” frequency rank
- 28360
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfand | empfing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfangen |
Where the eye mixes empfand and empfing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. empfand and empfing follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between empfand and empfing
A purely visual mix-up. empfand ([ɛmˈp͡fant]) and empfing ([ɛmˈp͡fɪŋ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28360, 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]. empfing is at rank #13,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋ].
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 28360, this pair ranks #1,786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfand vs empfing
Shared letters: efmnp. Private to "empfand": ad. Private to "empfing": gi.
"empfand" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "empfing" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empfand" for "empfing" ever safe?
Which is more common, "empfand" or "empfing"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfand" and "empfing" 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 "empfing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfand" and "empfing" 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 #1,786,178 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.