Empfindung
[ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋ]
The verdict
“Empfindung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #33,557 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #33,557
- frequency rank, German
- 10
- letters
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sinnliche Wahrnehmung, körperliches Gefühl
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Empfindung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #33,557 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Empfindung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Empfindung is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #33,557 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for Empfindung, with forms such as "emfpindung", "emmpfindung", and "empffindung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Erfindung", "Empfindungen", "empfinden", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Empfindung, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1sinnliche Wahrnehmung, körperliches Gefühl
- 2inneres Gefühl, seelische Regung
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: emfpindung,emmpfindung,empffindung,empfidnung,empfinddung,empfindnug,empfindugn,empfindungg,empfindunng,empfinndung,empfinudng,empfnidung,empifndung,emppfindung,epmfindung,mepfindung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Empfindung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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 “Empfindung”
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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Erfindung” - see the side-by-side comparison. Empfindung vs Erfindung
- 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.