Which to use
“Empfang” is a noun and “empfing” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,264
- “Empfang” frequency rank
- #13,808
- “empfing” frequency rank
- 18072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Empfang | empfing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | das Empfangen einer Übertragung (zum Beispiel Rundfunk, Funk, Handy, …) | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfangen |
Where the eye mixes Empfang and empfing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Empfang and empfing follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: Empfang vs empfing
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Empfang is [ɛmˈp͡faŋ] while empfing is [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “Empfang” becomes i in “empfing”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Empfang is recorded at frequency rank #4,264, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡faŋ]. 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 18072, this pair ranks #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Empfang vs empfing
Shared letters: efgmnp. Private to "Empfang": a. Private to "empfing": i.
"Empfang" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC · "empfing" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Empfang" and "empfing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Empfang" or "empfing"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Empfang" 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 #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Empfang" and "empfing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs empfing". 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 #1,921,671 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.