empfindlich
German, adjective[ɛmˈp͡fɪntlɪç]
empfindlich is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-L-I-C-H (11 letters) and appears 6.0 times per million words in written German, the 10,637th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Empfindlich is a German adjective meaning “sensitive, tender” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “körperlich leicht auf äußere Einflüsse reagierend”.
What does empfindlich mean in English?
adjective
- 1
sensitive, tender
- 2
serious, somewhat painful, significant, not ignorable, hefty
Von besonderer Bedeutung kann dann die Entscheidung des BayLDA werden, die in einem derartig gelagerten Fall ein empfindliches Bußgeld verhängte.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. körperlich leicht auf äußere Einflüsse reagierend 2. leicht, schnell beleidigt 3. genau, präzise reagierend 4. sehr fühlbar, spürbar
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of empfindlich
- empfindlicher masculine nominative singular
- am empfindlichsten superlative
- empfindliche feminine nominative singular
- empfindliches neuter nominative singular
- empfindlichen genitive masculine singular
- empfindlichem dative masculine singular
- der empfindliche definite includes-article masculine
- die empfindliche definite feminine includes-article
- das empfindliche definite includes-article neuter
- die empfindlichen definite includes-article nominative
- des empfindlichen definite genitive includes-article
- der empfindlichen definite feminine genitive
- dem empfindlichen dative definite includes-article
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce empfindlich?
- [ɛmˈp͡fɪntlɪç]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to empfindlich
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is empfindlich in German?
empfindlich appears 6.0 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).