empfehle

[ɛmˈp͡feːlə]

/[ɛmˈp͡feːlə]/ verb

The verdict

“empfehle” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,290. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,290
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfehle · empfehle · German

empfehle · rank #6,290 · 12 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,290
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH Einschränkung

Nearest frequency peer: Einschränkung (-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 „empfehle“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „empfehle“ 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).

empfehle vs empfehlen
89% similar
empfehle vs empfiehlt
78% similar
empfehle vs empfohlen
78% similar

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

Key facts for empfehle
PropertyValue
Headwordempfehle
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛmˈp͡feːlə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,290
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empfehle“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.empfehleliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Einschränkung“ (#6,289), „Enkel“ (#6,291), „Einleitung“ (#6,288). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empfehle“ bei #6,290. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around empfehle (IPA [ɛmˈp͡feːlə]), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,290 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for empfehle, with forms such as "emfpehle", "emmpfehle", and "empefhle". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "empfehlen", "empfiehlt", "empfohlen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is empfehle, spelled E-M-P-F-E-H-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emfpehle
  • emmpfehle
  • empefhle
  • empfehel
  • empfehhle
  • empfehlle
  • empfelhe
  • empffehle
  • empfhele
  • emppfehle
  • epmfehle
  • mepfehle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emfpehle2emmpfehle1empefhle2empfehel2empfehhle1empfehlle1empfelhe2empffehle1
Edit distance from "empfehle"

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 "empfehle"?
"empfehle" is spelled E-M-P-F-E-H-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡feːlə].
What does "empfehle" mean?
As a verb, "empfehle" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs empfehlen
What words are commonly confused with "empfehle"?
"empfehle" is commonly confused with "empfehlen", "empfiehlt", "empfohlen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empfehle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empfehle" is [ɛmˈp͡feːlə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empfehle" come from?
"empfehle" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list