empathisch

[ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ]

/[ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“empathisch” is uncommon German (frequency #67,167 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,167
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Empathie zeigend; Mitgefühl habend

Corpus desk

Index DE-empathisch · empathisch · German

empathisch · rank #67,167 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,167
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Endlagerung

Nearest frequency peer: Endlagerung (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „empathisch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „empathisch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for empathisch
PropertyValue
Headwordempathisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ]
Letters10
Frequency rank#67,167
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „empathisch“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).empathischfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Endlagerung“ (#67,168), „emanzipatorische“ (#67,165), „Energieträgern“ (#67,169). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empathisch“ bei #67,167. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

empathisch is uncommon German at frequency #67,167 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Empathie zeigend; Mitgefühl habend".

Zero misspellings are on record for empathisch in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is empathisch, spelled E-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Empathie zeigend; Mitgefühl habend

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how empathisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Empathische Eltern können das eigene Einfühlungsvermögen an ihre Kinder weitergeben – und diese wiederum an ihren späteren Nachwuchs. Das zeigt eine Langzeitstudie.“

Synonyms

einfühlsameinfühlendmitfühlend

Antonyms

empathiefreiempathielosunempathisch

This word in other languages

empathetic(English)empático(Español)empathique(Français)

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 "empathisch"?
"empathisch" is spelled E-M-P-A-T-H-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ].
What does "empathisch" mean?
As an adjective, "empathisch" means: Empathie zeigend; Mitgefühl habend
How do you pronounce "empathisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empathisch" is [ɛmˈpaːtɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empathisch" come from?
"empathisch" 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 "empathisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list