empfinden

/[ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,700

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

empfinden is aGermanverb. It means: mit den menschlichen Sinnen (etwas) wahrnehmen Pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]. It ranks #5,700 in German word frequency. Often confused with erfinden and empfunden.

Key facts for empfinden
PropertyValue
Headwordempfinden
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,700
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of empfinden in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for empfinden is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,700 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for empfinden, with forms such as "emfpinden", "emmpfinden", and "empffinden". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "erfinden", "empfunden", "empfindet", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is empfinden, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit den menschlichen Sinnen (etwas) wahrnehmen
  2. 2
    ein bestimmtes Gefühl erleben

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emfpinden,emmpfinden,empffinden,empfidnen,empfindden,empfindenn,empfindne,empfinedn,empfinnden,empfniden,empifnden,emppfinden,epmfinden,mepfinden

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for empfinden

Misspelling Variants of "empfinden"

emfpinden9emmpfinden10empffinden10empfidnen9empfindden10empfindenn10empfindne9empfinedn9
Misspelling Variants of "empfinden"

Frequency rank: #5,700 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empfinden"?
"empfinden" is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩].
What does "empfinden" mean?
As a verb, "empfinden" means: mit den menschlichen Sinnen (etwas) wahrnehmen
What words are commonly confused with "empfinden"?
"empfinden" is commonly confused with "erfinden", "empfunden", "empfindet". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empfinden"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empfinden" is [ɛmˈp͡fɪndn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empfinden" come from?
"empfinden" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.