emphase
[ɑ̃.faz]
The verdict
“emphase” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Begeisterung, Emphase, Schwung, Nachdruck, Eindringlichkeit, Redeschwulst, Wortschwall
Corpus desk
Index DE-emphase · emphase · German
emphase · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | emphase |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ɑ̃.faz] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „emphase“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
emphase is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ɑ̃.faz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Begeisterung, Emphase, Schwung, Nachdruck, Eindringlichkeit, Redeschwulst, Wortschwall".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for emphase, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is emphase, spelled E-M-P-H-A-S-E.
Definition
- 1Begeisterung, Emphase, Schwung, Nachdruck, Eindringlichkeit, Redeschwulst, Wortschwall
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.