empfänglich

[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç]

/[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“empfänglich” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #32,018. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,018
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - für bestimmte Anregungen oder Eindrücke offen; bereit, neue Eindrücke, Empfindungen und Anregungen aufzunehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfanglich · empfänglich · German

empfänglich · rank #32,018 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,018
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Engländern

Nearest frequency peer: Engländern (+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 „empfänglich“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „empfänglich“ 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).

empfänglich vs empfindlich
82% similar

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

Key facts for empfänglich
PropertyValue
Headwordempfänglich
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç]
Letters11
Frequency rank#32,018
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empfänglich“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).empfänglichliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Engländern“ (#32,019), „einvernehmlich“ (#32,016), „Entwicklungsländer“ (#32,020). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empfänglich“ bei #32,018. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around empfänglich (IPA [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #32,018 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "für bestimmte Anregungen oder Eindrücke offen; bereit, neue Eindrücke, Empfindungen und Anregungen aufzunehmen".

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for empfänglich, with forms such as "emfpänglich", "emmpfänglich", and "empffänglich". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "empfindlich", 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 best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is empfänglich, spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    für bestimmte Anregungen oder Eindrücke offen; bereit, neue Eindrücke, Empfindungen und Anregungen aufzunehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Man soll für neue Impulse empfänglich sein.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emfpänglich
  • emmpfänglich
  • empffänglich
  • empfnäglich
  • empfägnlich
  • empfängglich
  • empfängilch
  • empfänglcih
  • empfänglicch
  • empfänglichh
  • empfänglihc
  • empfängllich
  • empfänlgich
  • empfännglich
  • emppfänglich
  • empäfnglich
  • epmfänglich
  • mepfänglich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empfänglich - 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.

emfpänglich2emmpfänglich1empffänglich1empfnäglich2empfägnlich2empfängglich1empfängilch2empfänglcih2
Edit distance from "empfänglich"

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 "empfänglich"?
"empfänglich" is spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-L-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç].
What does "empfänglich" mean?
As an adjective, "empfänglich" means: für bestimmte Anregungen oder Eindrücke offen; bereit, neue Eindrücke, Empfindungen und Anregungen aufzunehmen
What words are commonly confused with "empfänglich"?
"empfänglich" is commonly confused with "empfindlich". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empfänglich"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empfänglich" is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empfänglich" come from?
"empfänglich" 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 "empfänglich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list