Which to use
“empfinde” and “empfindest” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,262
- “empfinde” frequency rank
- #37,487
- “empfindest” frequency rank
- 47749
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfinde | empfindest |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden |
Where the eye mixes empfinde and empfindest
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. empfinde runs 8 letters (VCCCVCCV) against empfindest's 10 (VCCCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empfinde with empfindest
A purely visual mix-up. empfinde ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndə]) and empfindest ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndəst]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “empfinde” sits inside “empfindest”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47749, 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]. empfindest is at rank #37,487, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndəst].
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 47749, this pair ranks #1,273,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfinde vs empfindest
Shared letters: defimnp. Private to "empfinde": -. Private to "empfindest": st.
"empfinde" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "empfindest" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfinde ← emfpinde · emmpfinde · empffinde · empfidne · empfindde · empfined · empfinnde · empfnide
- empfindest ← emfpindest · emmpfindest · empffindest · empfidnest · empfinddest · empfindesst · empfindestt · empfindets
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empfinde" for "empfindest" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empfinde" vs "empfindest" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "empfinde" and "empfindest" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfinde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfindest" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,273,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfinde" and "empfindest" 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 #1,273,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.