Which to use
“Empfängern” is a noun and “empfingen” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #30,529
- “Empfängern” frequency rank
- #34,066
- “empfingen” frequency rank
- 64595
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Empfängern | empfingen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Empfänger | 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen |
Where the eye mixes Empfängern and empfingen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. Empfängern runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCC) against empfingen's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Empfängern and empfingen
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Empfängern is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐn] while empfingen is [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64595, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Empfängern is recorded at frequency rank #30,529, classified as anoun, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐn]. empfingen is at rank #34,066, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən].
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 64595, this pair ranks #635,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Empfängern vs empfingen
Shared letters: efgmnp. Private to "Empfängern": rä. Private to "empfingen": i.
"Empfängern" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC · "empfingen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfingen ← emfpingen · emmpfingen · empffingen · empfignen · empfinegn · empfingenn · empfinggen · empfingne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Empfängern" for "empfingen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Empfängern" or "empfingen"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Empfängern" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfingen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #635,926 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Empfängern" and "empfingen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs empfingen". 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 #635,926 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.