Which to use
“empfingen” and “empfunden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,066
- “empfingen” frequency rank
- #8,702
- “empfunden” frequency rank
- 42768
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfingen | empfunden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs empfinden |
Where the eye mixes empfingen and empfunden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. empfingen and empfunden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: empfingen vs empfunden
A purely visual mix-up. empfingen ([ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]) and empfunden ([ɛmˈp͡fʊndn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42768, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfingen is recorded at frequency rank #34,066, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]. empfunden is at rank #8,702, tagged as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fʊndn̩].
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 42768, this pair ranks #1,439,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfingen vs empfunden
Shared letters: efmnp. Private to "empfingen": gi. Private to "empfunden": du.
"empfingen" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "empfunden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empfingen" and "empfunden" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "empfingen" vs "empfunden" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfingen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfunden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,439,097 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfingen" and "empfunden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfange vs empfingen". 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 #1,439,097 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.