Which to use
“empfinden” and “empfindet” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,700
- “empfinden” frequency rank
- #12,488
- “empfindet” frequency rank
- 18188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfinden | empfindet |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit den menschlichen Sinnen (etwas) wahrnehmen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfinden |
Where the eye mixes empfinden and empfindet
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. empfinden and empfindet follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between empfinden and empfindet
A purely visual mix-up. empfinden ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]) and empfindet ([ɛmˈp͡fɪndət]) 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 a single letter - n in “empfinden” becomes t in “empfindet”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfinden is recorded at frequency rank #5,700, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]. empfindet is at rank #12,488, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndət].
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 18188, this pair ranks #1,920,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empfinden vs empfindet
Shared letters: defimnp. Private to "empfinden": -. Private to "empfindet": t.
"empfinden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "empfindet" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empfinden" and "empfindet" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empfinden" vs "empfindet" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfinden" and "empfindet" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfinden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfindet" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,920,597 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfinden" and "empfindet" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfanden vs empfindet". 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 #1,920,597 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.