empathie

[ɑ̃pati]

/[ɑ̃pati]/ noun

The verdict

“empathie” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,551. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,551
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Einfühlungsvermögen

Corpus desk

Index DE-empathie · empathie · German

empathie · rank #14,551 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,551
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eisenach

Nearest frequency peer: Eisenach (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „empathie“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „empathie“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empathie
PropertyValue
Headwordempathie
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɑ̃pati]
Letters8
Frequency rank#14,551
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empathie“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.empathieliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Eisenach“ (#14,550), „empfand“ (#14,552), „einschränken“ (#14,549). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empathie“ bei #14,551. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around empathie (IPA [ɑ̃pati]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,551 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Einfühlungsvermögen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for empathie, with forms such as "emapthie", "emmpathie", and "empahtie". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is empathie, spelled E-M-P-A-T-H-I-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einfühlungsvermögen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emapthie
  • emmpathie
  • empahtie
  • empathei
  • empathhie
  • empatihe
  • empatthie
  • emppathie
  • emptahie
  • epmathie
  • mepathie

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empathie - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emapthie2emmpathie1empahtie2empathei2empathhie1empatihe2empatthie1emppathie1
Edit distance from "empathie"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empathie"?
"empathie" is spelled E-M-P-A-T-H-I-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɑ̃pati].
What does "empathie" mean?
As a noun, "empathie" means: Einfühlungsvermögen
What are common misspellings of "empathie"?
Common misspellings include "emapthie", "emmpathie", "empahtie", "empathei", "empathhie". The correct spelling is "empathie".
How do you pronounce "empathie"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empathie" is [ɑ̃pati]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empathie" come from?
"empathie" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empathie", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list