Empfängnisverhütung

[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ]

/[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ]/ noun

The verdict

“Empfängnisverhütung” is uncommon German (frequency #85,176 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,176
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Verhinderung einer unerwünschte Schwangerschaft durch entsprechende Mittel und Methoden

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfangnisverhutung · Empfängnisverhütung · German

Empfängnisverhütung · rank #85,176 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,176
  • LEN-MEGA 19 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH emittieren

Nearest frequency peer: emittieren (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Empfängnisverhütung“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Empfängnisverhütung“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Empfängnisverhütung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfängnisverhütung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ]
Letters19
Frequency rank#85,176
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Empfängnisverhütung“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Empfängnisverhütungfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „emittieren“ (#85,175), „elektronischem“ (#85,174), „EKZ“ (#85,173). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Empfängnisverhütung“ bei #85,176. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfängnisverhütung is uncommon German at frequency #85,176 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Verhinderung einer unerwünschte Schwangerschaft durch entsprechende Mittel und Methoden".

Empfängnisverhütung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Empfängnisverhütung, spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-V-E-R-H-Ü-T-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhinderung einer unerwünschte Schwangerschaft durch entsprechende Mittel und Methoden

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Antibabypille ist das bekannteste Mittel zur Empfängnisverhütung.
  2. Für viele Mädchen ist die Empfängnisverhütung der Schutz vor einer ungewollten Schwangerschaft.

Synonyms

AntikonzeptionKontrazeptionSchwangerschaftsverhütungKurzwortVerhütung

This word in other languages

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 "Empfängnisverhütung"?
"Empfängnisverhütung" is spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-N-I-S-V-E-R-H-Ü-T-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ].
What does "Empfängnisverhütung" mean?
As a noun, "Empfängnisverhütung" means: Verhinderung einer unerwünschte Schwangerschaft durch entsprechende Mittel und Methoden
How do you pronounce "Empfängnisverhütung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfängnisverhütung" is [ɛmˈp͡fɛŋnɪsfɛɐ̯ˌhyːtʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfängnisverhütung" come from?
"Empfängnisverhütung" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 19 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list