Which to use
“empfunden” is a verb and “empfundene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,702
- “empfunden” frequency rank
- #38,074
- “empfundene” frequency rank
- 46776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfunden | empfundene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs empfinden | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empfunden |
Where the eye mixes empfunden and empfundene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. empfunden runs 9 letters (VCCCVCCVC) against empfundene's 10 (VCCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses empfunden with empfundene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empfunden is [ɛmˈp͡fʊndn̩] while empfundene is [ɛmˈp͡fʊndənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “empfunden” sits inside “empfundene”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfunden is recorded at frequency rank #8,702, classified as averb, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fʊndn̩]. empfundene is at rank #38,074, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fʊndənə].
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 46776, this pair ranks #1,307,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empfunden vs empfundene
Shared letters: defmnpu. Private to "empfunden": -. Private to "empfundene": -.
"empfunden" · 9 letters · shape VCCCVCCVC · "empfundene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfunden ← emfpunden · emmpfunden · empffunden · empfnuden · empfudnen · empfundden · empfundenn · empfundne
- empfundene ← emfpundene · emmpfundene · empffundene · empfnudene · empfudnene · empfunddene · empfundeen · empfundenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfunden" and "empfundene" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "empfunden" or "empfundene" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "empfunden" and "empfundene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfunden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfundene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,307,392 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfunden" and "empfundene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfundene vs empfundenen". 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 #1,307,392 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.