empfingen

[ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]

/[ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]/ verb

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The verdict

“empfingen” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,066. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,066
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Präteritum Indikativ des Verbs empfangen

Corpus desk

Index DE-empfingen · empfingen · German

empfingen · rank #34,066 · 14 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,066
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH emotionales

Nearest frequency peer: emotionales (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „empfingen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „empfingen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

empfingen vs empfunden
78% similar
empfingen vs empfing
78% similar
empfingen vs empfinde
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empfingen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.empfingenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „emotionales“ (#34,065), „Endphase“ (#34,067), „Elterngeld“ (#34,064). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empfingen“ bei #34,066. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around empfingen (IPA [ɛmˈp͡fɪŋən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #34,066 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for empfingen, with forms such as "emfpingen", "emmpfingen", and "empffingen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "empfunden", "empfing", "empfinde", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is empfingen, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-G-E-N.

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

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empfingen - 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.

emfpingen2emmpfingen1empffingen1empfignen2empfinegn2empfingenn1empfinggen1empfingne2
Edit distance from "empfingen"

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 "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. 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 "empfingen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

elementar#34,063eindämmen#34,057erledigte#34,075dämlicher#34,052

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

einspielen14 variantsfehlendes14 variantsFleisches14 variantsConstanze14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list