Which to use
“empört” and “empörte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,889
- “empört” frequency rank
- #41,772
- “empörte” frequency rank
- 51661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empört | empörte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr verärgert über etwas sein | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs empört |
Where the eye mixes empört and empörte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. empört runs 6 letters (VCCVCC) against empörte's 7 (VCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: empört vs empörte
A purely visual mix-up. empört ([ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t]) and empörte ([ɛmˈpøːɐ̯tə]) 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) - “empört” sits inside “empörte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
empört is recorded at frequency rank #9,889, classified as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t]. empörte is at rank #41,772, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯tə].
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 51661, this pair ranks #1,126,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of empört vs empörte
Shared letters: emprtö. Private to "empört": -. Private to "empörte": -.
"empört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "empörte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "empört" and "empörte" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "empört" or "empörte"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "empört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "empörte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,126,997 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empört" and "empörte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Empirie vs empörte". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,126,997 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.