empfand

[ɛmˈp͡fant]

/[ɛmˈp͡fant]/ verb

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The verdict

“empfand” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,552. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,552
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfand · empfand · German

empfand · rank #14,552 · 11 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,552
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empathie

Nearest frequency peer: empathie (-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 „empfand“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

empfand vs erfand
71% similar
empfand vs Empfang
71% similar
empfand vs empfing
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for empfand
PropertyValue
Headwordempfand
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fant]
Letters7
Frequency rank#14,552
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empfand“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).empfandliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „empathie“ (#14,551), „empire“ (#14,553), „Eisenach“ (#14,550). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empfand“ bei #14,552. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around empfand (IPA [ɛmˈp͡fant]), averb. Corpus frequency is #14,552 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for empfand, with forms such as "emfpand", "emmpfand", and "empafnd". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "erfand", "Empfang", "empfing", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is empfand, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emfpand
  • emmpfand
  • empafnd
  • empfadn
  • empfandd
  • empfannd
  • empffand
  • empfnad
  • emppfand
  • epmfand
  • mepfand

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emfpand2emmpfand1empafnd2empfadn2empfandd1empfannd1empffand1empfnad2
Edit distance from "empfand"

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 "empfand"?
"empfand" is spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fant].
What does "empfand" mean?
As a verb, "empfand" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs empfinden
What words are commonly confused with "empfand"?
"empfand" is commonly confused with "erfand", "Empfang", "empfing". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empfand"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empfand" is [ɛmˈp͡fant]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empfand" come from?
"empfand" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Estland#14,560Bittere#14,526Baujahr#14,511Kammern#14,601

Similar misspelling depth

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

empathie11 variantsEisenach11 variantsgefeuert11 variantsHaustier11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list