empirisch

[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ]

/[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ]/ adj

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The verdict

“empirisch” has 14 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #21,953. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,953
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - auf Erfahrung beruhend; aus Erfahrung gewonnen

Corpus desk

Index DE-empirisch · empirisch · German

empirisch · rank #21,953 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #21,953
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH EKD

Nearest frequency peer: EKD (-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 „empirisch“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „empirisch“ 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).

empirisch vs empirische
90% similar
empirisch vs empirischen
82% similar

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

Key facts for empirisch
PropertyValue
Headwordempirisch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#21,953
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empirisch“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.empirischliegt 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: „EKD“ (#21,952), „Enthüllungen“ (#21,954), „Einzelfälle“ (#21,951). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empirisch“ bei #21,953. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around empirisch (IPA [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #21,953 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for empirisch, with forms such as "emiprisch", "emmpirisch", and "empiirsch". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "empirische", "empirischen", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is empirisch, spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    auf Erfahrung beruhend; aus Erfahrung gewonnen
  2. 2
    wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis (zum Beispiel aus Versuchen entnommen), die nachvollziehbar beschrieben wird beziehungsweise wiederholbar ist

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Fan. Jenes unberechenbare Wesen, das den Fußball eigentlich erst schön, aber manchmal auch verdammt hässlich macht. Grund genug, sich mit ihm empirisch auseinander zusetzen.
  2. Jede Theorie sollte empirisch überprüft werden.

Synonyms

erfahrungsgemäßerprobtpragmatisch

Antonyms

deduktivunempirischtheoretisch

This word in other languages

empiric(English)empírico(Español)empirique(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emiprisch
  • emmpirisch
  • empiirsch
  • empiricsh
  • empiriscch
  • empirischh
  • empirishc
  • empirissch
  • empirrisch
  • empirsich
  • emppirisch
  • empriisch
  • epmirisch
  • mepirisch

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emiprisch2emmpirisch1empiirsch2empiricsh2empiriscch1empirischh1empirishc2empirissch1
Edit distance from "empirisch"

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 "empirisch"?
"empirisch" is spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ].
What does "empirisch" mean?
As an adjective, "empirisch" means: auf Erfahrung beruhend; aus Erfahrung gewonnen
What words are commonly confused with "empirisch"?
"empirisch" is commonly confused with "empirische", "empirischen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empirisch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empirisch" is [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empirisch" come from?
"empirisch" 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 "empirisch", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

eroberten#21,957Dosierung#21,945Dominique#21,943direction#21,942

Similar misspelling depth

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

Einzelfälle14 variantsDoppelpack14 variantsGemarkung14 variantsBuchhalter14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list