Empfindsamkeit

[ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]

/[ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

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The verdict

“Empfindsamkeit” is uncommon German (frequency #81,485 among 4,632 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,485
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - feines, zartes Empfinden

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfindsamkeit · Empfindsamkeit · German

Empfindsamkeit · rank #81,485 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,485
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH employer

Nearest frequency peer: employer (+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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Empfindsamkeit“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Empfindsamkeit“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Empfindsamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfindsamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters14
Frequency rank#81,485
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Empfindsamkeit“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Empfindsamkeitfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „employer“ (#81,486), „elektrostatische“ (#81,483), „Endokrinologie“ (#81,487). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „Empfindsamkeit“ bei #81,485. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfindsamkeit is uncommon German at frequency #81,485 among 4,632 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Empfindsamkeit in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Empfindsamkeit, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-S-A-M-K-E-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    feines, zartes Empfinden
  2. 2
    etwa von 1740 bis 1780 dauernde literarische Epoche beziehungsweise Geistesströmung in Europa

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Empfindsamkeit appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Für das Zeitalter der Empfindsamkeit, in dem die überschwänglichen Gefühle von Männern und Frauen aufgewertet und kultiviert wurden, war das Ausrufezeichen die perfekte Besetzung.“

Synonyms

FeinfühligkeitSensibilität

This word in other languages

sensibility(English)delicadeza(Español)sensibilité(Français)

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 "Empfindsamkeit"?
"Empfindsamkeit" is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Empfindsamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Empfindsamkeit" means: feines, zartes Empfinden
How do you pronounce "Empfindsamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfindsamkeit" is [ɛmˈp͡fɪntzaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfindsamkeit" come from?
"Empfindsamkeit" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Endokrinologie#81,487ehrlicherweise#81,465Falschaussagen#81,527Gedankenspiele#81,573

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list