Which to use
“empfehle” and “empfiehlt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,290
- “empfehle” frequency rank
- #4,420
- “empfiehlt” frequency rank
- 10710
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfehle | empfiehlt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen |
Where the eye mixes empfehle and empfiehlt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empfehle runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against empfiehlt's 9 (VCCCVVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empfehle vs empfiehlt
A purely visual mix-up. empfehle ([ɛmˈp͡feːlə]) and empfiehlt ([ɛmˈp͡fiːlt]) 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 10710, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfehle is recorded at frequency rank #6,290, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡feːlə]. empfiehlt is at rank #4,420, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fiːlt].
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 10710, this pair ranks #1,973,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfehle vs empfiehlt
Shared letters: efhlmp. Private to "empfehle": -. Private to "empfiehlt": it.
"empfehle" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "empfiehlt" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empfehle" for "empfiehlt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empfehle" vs "empfiehlt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empfehle" and "empfiehlt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfehle" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfiehlt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfehle" and "empfiehlt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfahl vs empfehle". 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 #1,973,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.