Empfang

/[ɛmˈp͡faŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,264

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Empfang is aGermannoun. It means: das Empfangen einer Übertragung (zum Beispiel Rundfunk, Funk, Handy, …) Pronounced [ɛmˈp͡faŋ]. It ranks #4,264 in German word frequency. Often confused with empfing and empfange.

Key facts for Empfang
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfang
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡faŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,264
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Empfang in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Empfang is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡faŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #4,264 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Empfang, with forms such as "emfpang", "emmpfang", and "empafng". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "empfing", "empfange", "empfangen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Empfang, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    das Empfangen einer Übertragung (zum Beispiel Rundfunk, Funk, Handy, …)
  2. 2
    Begrüßung (zum Beispiel von Gästen, Mitarbeitern, Freunden und Ähnlichen)
  3. 3
    ein Fest zur Begrüßung von Gästen
  4. 4
    eine Rezeption in einer Empfangshalle
  5. 5
    das Bekommen, das Entgegennehmen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emfpang,emmpfang,empafng,empfagn,empfangg,empfanng,empffang,empfnag,emppfang,epmfang,mepfang

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Empfang

Misspelling Variants of "Empfang"

emfpang7emmpfang8empafng7empfagn7empfangg8empfanng8empffang8empfnag7
Misspelling Variants of "Empfang"

Frequency rank: #4,264 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Empfang"?
"Empfang" is spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡faŋ].
What does "Empfang" mean?
As a noun, "Empfang" means: das Empfangen einer Übertragung (zum Beispiel Rundfunk, Funk, Handy, …)
What words are commonly confused with "Empfang"?
"Empfang" is commonly confused with "empfing", "empfange", "empfangen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Empfang"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfang" is [ɛmˈp͡faŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfang" come from?
"Empfang" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.