Empfindungswort

[ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt]

/[ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt]/ noun

The verdict

“Empfindungswort” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
15
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - deutsche Bezeichnung für Interjektion

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfindungswort · Empfindungswort · German

Empfindungswort · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Empfindungswort
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfindungswort
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt]
Letters15
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Empfindungswort“ im Deutschen

Empfindungswortliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfindungswort is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "deutsche Bezeichnung für Interjektion".

Empfindungswort doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. 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.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Empfindungswort, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-U-N-G-S-W-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    deutsche Bezeichnung für Interjektion

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „ah“, „aua“ und „oh“ sind Empfindungswörter.
  2. „Charakteristisch für die Sprache in den Comics sind die Empfindungswörter, die Interjektionen, darunter besonders die Lautnachahmungen, die Onomatopoetika beziehungsweise Onomatopoiien.“

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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Empfindungswort"?
"Empfindungswort" is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-U-N-G-S-W-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt].
What does "Empfindungswort" mean?
As a noun, "Empfindungswort" means: deutsche Bezeichnung für Interjektion
How do you pronounce "Empfindungswort"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfindungswort" is [ɛmˈp͡fɪndʊŋsˌvɔʁt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfindungswort" come from?
"Empfindungswort" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list