Which to use
“empört” is an adjective and “Exporte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,889
- “empört” frequency rank
- #20,910
- “Exporte” frequency rank
- 30799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | empört | Exporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sehr verärgert über etwas sein | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Export |
Where the eye mixes empört and Exporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between empört and Exporte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: empört is [ɛmˈpøːɐ̯t] while Exporte is [ɛksˈpɔʁtə]. 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 (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30799, 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]. Exporte is at rank #20,910, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ɛksˈpɔʁtə].
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 30799, this pair ranks #1,740,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of empört vs Exporte
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "empört": mö. Private to "Exporte": ox.
"empört" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCC · "Exporte" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Exporte ← epxorte · exoprte · exporet · exporrte · exportte · expotre · expporte · exprote
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "empört" for "Exporte" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "empört" or "Exporte" show up more?
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 "empört" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Exporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,740,839 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "empört" and "Exporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "empörten vs Exporte". 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 #1,740,839 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.