Which to use
“empfinde” and “empfing” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,262
- “empfinde” frequency rank
- #13,808
- “empfing” frequency rank
- 24070
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfinde | empfing |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfangen |
Where the eye mixes empfinde and empfing
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses empfinde with empfing
A purely visual mix-up. empfinde ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndə]) and empfing ([ɛmˈp͡fɪŋ]) 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 24070, 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]. empfing is at rank #13,808, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋ].
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 24070, this pair ranks #1,852,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfinde vs empfing
Shared letters: efimnp. Private to "empfinde": d. Private to "empfing": g.
"empfinde" · 8 letters · shape VCCCVCCV · "empfing" · 7 letters · shape VCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfinde" and "empfing" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "empfinde" or "empfing" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfinde" and "empfing" 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 "empfing" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,852,764 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfinde" and "empfing" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs empfing". 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 #1,852,764 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.