empfingen

/[ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#34,066

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

empfingen is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen Pronounced [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]. Often confused with empfunden and empfing.

Key facts for empfingen
PropertyValue
Headwordempfingen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,066
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of empfingen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for empfingen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,066 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for empfingen, with forms such as "emfpingen", "emmpfingen", and "empffingen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "empfunden", "empfing", "empfinde", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is empfingen, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-G-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs empfangen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Präteritum Konjunktiv des Verbs empfangen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emfpingen,emmpfingen,empffingen,empfignen,empfinegn,empfingenn,empfinggen,empfingne,empfinngen,empfnigen,empifngen,emppfingen,epmfingen,mepfingen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for empfingen

Misspelling Variants of "empfingen"

emfpingen9emmpfingen10empffingen10empfignen9empfinegn9empfingenn10empfinggen10empfingne9
Misspelling Variants of "empfingen"

Frequency rank: #34,066 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empfingen"?
"empfingen" is spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən].
What does "empfingen" mean?
As a verb, "empfingen" means: 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen
What words are commonly confused with "empfingen"?
"empfingen" is commonly confused with "empfunden", "empfing", "empfinde". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empfingen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empfingen" is [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empfingen" come from?
"empfingen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.