Which to use
“empfundene” and “empfundenen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,074
- “empfundene” frequency rank
- #38,707
- “empfundenen” frequency rank
- 76781
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empfundene | empfundenen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empfunden | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empfunden |
Where the eye mixes empfundene and empfundenen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. empfundene runs 10 letters (VCCCVCCVCV) against empfundenen's 11 (VCCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empfundene vs empfundenen
A purely visual mix-up. empfundene ([ɛmˈp͡fʊndənə]) and empfundenen ([ɛmˈp͡fʊndənən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “empfundene” sits inside “empfundenen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76781, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empfundene is recorded at frequency rank #38,074, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fʊndənə]. empfundenen is at rank #38,707, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fʊndənən].
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 76781, this pair ranks #275,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of empfundene vs empfundenen
Shared letters: defmnpu. Private to "empfundene": -. Private to "empfundenen": -.
"empfundene" · 10 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCV · "empfundenen" · 11 letters · shape VCCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empfundene ← emfpundene · emmpfundene · empffundene · empfnudene · empfudnene · empfunddene · empfundeen · empfundenne
- empfundenen ← emfpundenen · emmpfundenen · empffundenen · empfnudenen · empfudnenen · empfunddenen · empfundeenn · empfundenenn
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "empfundene" and "empfundenen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "empfundene" vs "empfundenen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empfundene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empfundenen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,898 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empfundene" and "empfundenen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empfanden vs empfundene". 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 #275,898 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.