empire

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The verdict

“empire” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #14,553. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,553
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imperium, Reich

Corpus desk

Index DE-empire · empire · German

empire · rank #14,553 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,553
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH empfand

Nearest frequency peer: empfand (-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 „empire“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „empire“ 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).

empire vs empor
67% similar
empire vs empört
67% similar
empire vs empires
86% similar

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

Key facts for empire
PropertyValue
Headwordempire
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,553
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empire“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.empireliegt 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: „empfand“ (#14,552), „entschloss“ (#14,554), „empathie“ (#14,551). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empire“ bei #14,553. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around empire (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,553 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Imperium, Reich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for empire, with forms such as "emipre", "emmpire", and "empier". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "empor", "empört", "empires", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is empire, spelled E-M-P-I-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imperium, Reich

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The king lose the control over his empire.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emipre
  • emmpire
  • empier
  • empirre
  • emppire
  • emprie
  • epmire
  • mepire

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empire - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

emipre2emmpire1empier2empirre1emppire1emprie2epmire2mepire2
Edit distance from "empire"

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 "empire"?
"empire" is spelled E-M-P-I-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "empire" mean?
As a noun, "empire" means: Imperium, Reich
What words are commonly confused with "empire"?
"empire" is commonly confused with "empor", "empört", "empires". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empire"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empire" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empire" come from?
"empire" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empire", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entzug#14,555Dozent#14,543direct#14,541flogen#14,567

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Gebete8 variantsGerede8 variantsBittere8 variantsbeugen8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list