# empfunden vs erfunden

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### empfunden
*verb · IPA [ɛmˈp͡fʊndn̩] · frequency rank #8,702*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs empfinden

### erfunden
*verb · IPA [ɛɐ̯ˈfʊndn̩] · frequency rank #4,425*
Partizip Perfekt des Verbs erfinden

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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