empfange
[ɛmˈp͡faŋə]
The verdict
“empfange” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #41,770 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #41,770
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 10
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empfange |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ɛmˈp͡faŋə] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #41,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 10 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empfange” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for empfange is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡faŋə]. Corpus data places it at rank #41,770 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for empfange, with forms such as "emfpange", "emmpfange", and "empafnge". 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. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "empfing", "empfinde", "empfangen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is empfange, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-E.
Definition
- 11. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen
- 21. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen
- 33. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen
- 42. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfangen
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emfpange,emmpfange,empafnge,empfagne,empfaneg,empfangge,empfannge,empffange,empfnage,emppfange,epmfange,mepfange
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empfange - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “empfange”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-M-P-F-A-N-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛmˈp͡faŋə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “empfing” - see the side-by-side comparison. empfange vs empfing
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.