Empfangshalle

[ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə]

/[ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Empfangshalle” is uncommon German (frequency #77,898 among 57,060 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,898
frequency rank, German
57,060
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - großer Raum (Halle), in dem ankommende Gäste begrüßt werden

Key facts for Empfangshalle
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfangshalle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə]
Letters13
Frequency rank#77,898
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Empfangshalle” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Empfangshalle lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfangshalle is uncommon German at frequency #77,898 among 57,060 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "großer Raum (Halle), in dem ankommende Gäste begrüßt werden".

Empfangshalle has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Empfangshalle, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-S-H-A-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    großer Raum (Halle), in dem ankommende Gäste begrüßt werden

This word in other languages

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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 "Empfangshalle"?
"Empfangshalle" is spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-S-H-A-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə].
What does "Empfangshalle" mean?
As a noun, "Empfangshalle" means: großer Raum (Halle), in dem ankommende Gäste begrüßt werden
How do you pronounce "Empfangshalle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfangshalle" is [ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfangshalle" come from?
"Empfangshalle" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Empfangshalle”

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-S-H-A-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ɛmˈp͡faŋsˌhalə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list