Which to use
“empor” is an adverb and “empört” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,870
- “empor” frequency rank
- #9,889
- “empört” frequency rank
- 28759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empor | empört |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | nach oben, in die Höhe, aufwärts | sehr verärgert über etwas sein |
Where the eye mixes empor and empört
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. empor runs 5 letters (VCCVC) against empört's 6 (VCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empor vs empört
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empor is [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯] while empört is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empor is recorded at frequency rank #18,870, classified as anadv, pronounced [ɛmˈpoːɐ̯]. empört is at rank #9,889, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t].
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 28759, this pair ranks #1,779,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empor vs empört
Shared letters: empr. Private to "empor": o. Private to "empört": tö.
"empor" · 5 letters · shape VCCVC · "empört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- empor ← emmpor · emopr · emporr · emppor · empro · epmor · mepor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empor" for "empört" ever safe?
Frequency check: "empor" vs "empört" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "empor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empört" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,779,140 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empor" and "empört" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empor vs empören". 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 #1,779,140 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.