Which to use
“empfinde” and “empfinden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,262
- “empfinde” frequency rank
- #5,700
- “empfinden” frequency rank
- 15962
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfinde | empfinden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | mit den menschlichen Sinnen (etwas) wahrnehmen |
Where the eye mixes empfinde and empfinden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. empfinde runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against empfinden's 9 (VCCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empfinde with empfinden
A purely visual mix-up. empfinde ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndə]) and empfinden ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]) 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 extra letter(s) - “empfinde” sits inside “empfinden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15962, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfinde is recorded at frequency rank #10,262, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndə]. empfinden is at rank #5,700, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩].
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 15962, this pair ranks #1,939,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfinde vs empfinden
Shared letters: defimnp. Private to "empfinde": -. Private to "empfinden": -.
"empfinde" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "empfinden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfinde" and "empfinden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "empfinde" or "empfinden"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfinden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,939,755 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfinde" and "empfinden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs empfinde". 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 #1,939,755 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.