Which to use
“empfanden” and “empfinde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,073
- “empfanden” frequency rank
- #10,262
- “empfinde” frequency rank
- 48335
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfanden | empfinde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden |
Where the eye mixes empfanden and empfinde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empfanden runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against empfinde's 8 (VCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empfanden vs empfinde
A purely visual mix-up. empfanden ([ɛmˈp͡fandn̩]) and empfinde ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndə]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48335, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfanden is recorded at frequency rank #38,073, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fandn̩]. empfinde is at rank #10,262, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndə].
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 48335, this pair ranks #1,252,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfanden vs empfinde
Shared letters: defmnp. Private to "empfanden": a. Private to "empfinde": i.
"empfanden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "empfinde" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfanden" and "empfinde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empfanden" vs "empfinde" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfanden" and "empfinde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfanden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfinde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,252,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfanden" and "empfinde" 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 #1,252,309 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.