Which to use
“empfange” is a verb and “Empfänger” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #41,770
- “empfange” frequency rank
- #5,477
- “Empfänger” frequency rank
- 47247
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfange | Empfänger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen | Person, die etwas empfängt, bekommt, erhält, entgegennimmt; jemand, der etwas in Empfang nimmt |
Where the eye mixes empfange and Empfänger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empfange runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against Empfänger's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empfange vs Empfänger
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empfange is [ɛmˈp͡faŋə] while Empfänger is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47247, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfange is recorded at frequency rank #41,770, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡faŋə]. Empfänger is at rank #5,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ].
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 47247, this pair ranks #1,291,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfange vs Empfänger
Shared letters: efgmnp. Private to "empfange": a. Private to "Empfänger": rä.
"empfange" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "Empfänger" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfange ← emfpange · emmpfange · empafnge · empfagne · empfaneg · empfangge · empfannge · empffange
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empfange" and "Empfänger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empfange" vs "Empfänger" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empfange" and "Empfänger" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfange" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Empfänger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,291,084 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfange" and "Empfänger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs Empfängers". 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 #1,291,084 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.