Empfängnis
German, noun[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪs]
Empfängnis is spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 41,722nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empfängnis is a German feminine noun meaning “conception; the act of becoming pregnant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das Schwangerwerden, die Verschmelzung der Eizelle mit einem Spermium bei der Befruchtung und die Entstehung…”.
What does Empfängnis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineconception; the act of becoming pregnant
unbefleckte Empfängnis.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das Schwangerwerden, die Verschmelzung der Eizelle mit einem Spermium bei der Befruchtung und die Entstehung eines Keims beim Menschen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Empfängnis
- Empfängnisse plural
- Empfängnissen dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Empfängnis?
- [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Empfängnis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Empfängnis in German?
Empfängnis appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).