Emphase
German, noun/ɛmˈfaːzə/
Emphase is spelled E-M-P-H-A-S-E (7 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 130,853rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Emphase is a German feminine noun meaning “emphasis (forcefulness given to an important point in speech or writing, as by raising one's voice or using powerful words)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Nachdruck, Betonung”.
What does Emphase mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineemphasis (forcefulness given to an important point in speech or writing, as by raising one's voice or using powerful words)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Nachdruck, Betonung 2. Hervorhebung des Textes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Emphase
- Emphasen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Emphase?
- /ɛmˈfaːzə/
- [ɛmˈfaːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Emphase
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Emphase in German?
Emphase appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).