empfindsam
[ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːm]
The verdict
“empfindsam” is an uncommon German word, ranked #88,858 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #88,858
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ein feines Empfinden besitzend
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | empfindsam |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːm] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #88,858 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “empfindsam” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for empfindsam is 10 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːm]. Corpus data places it at rank #88,858 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "ein feines Empfinden besitzend".
empfindsam doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is empfindsam, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-S-A-M.
Definition
- 1ein feines Empfinden besitzend
Synonyms
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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.
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Using “empfindsam”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is E-M-P-F-I-N-D-S-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːm] (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
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.