Empfangs

[ɛmˈp͡faŋs]

/[ɛmˈp͡faŋs]/ noun

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The verdict

“Empfangs” is uncommon German (frequency #57,802 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,802
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Empfang

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfangs · Empfangs · German

Empfangs · rank #57,802 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,802
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Eminenz

Nearest frequency peer: Eminenz (-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 „Empfangs“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Empfangs
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfangs
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡faŋs]
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,802
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Empfangs“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Eminenz“ (#57,801), „Endlichkeit“ (#57,803), „Einsendung“ (#57,799). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Empfangs“ bei #57,802. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfangs is uncommon German at frequency #57,802 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmˈp͡faŋs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Empfang".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Empfangs, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Empfangs, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-S.

Definition

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    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Empfang

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 "Empfangs"?
"Empfangs" is spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡faŋs].
What does "Empfangs" mean?
As a noun, "Empfangs" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Empfang
How do you pronounce "Empfangs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfangs" is [ɛmˈp͡faŋs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfangs" come from?
"Empfangs" 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 "Empfangs", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list