empirische

[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]

/[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]/ adj

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The verdict

“empirische” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,130. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,130
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch

Corpus desk

Index DE-empirische · empirische · German

empirische · rank #16,130 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,130
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH eichen

Nearest frequency peer: eichen (-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 „empirische“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „empirische“ 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).

empirische vs empirischen
91% similar
empirische vs empirisch
90% similar

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

Key facts for empirische
PropertyValue
Headwordempirische
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,130
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „empirische“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „eichen“ (#16,129), „ehrlichen“ (#16,128), „Entzündung“ (#16,132). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „empirische“ bei #16,130. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around empirische (IPA [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,130 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for empirische, with forms such as "emiprische", "emmpirische", and "empiirsche". 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, "empirischen", "empirisch", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is empirische, spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  3. 3
    Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  6. 6
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  8. 8
    Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  9. 9
    Akkusativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emiprische
  • emmpirische
  • empiirsche
  • empiricshe
  • empiriscche
  • empirisceh
  • empirischhe
  • empirishce
  • empirissche
  • empirrische
  • empirsiche
  • emppirische
  • empriische
  • epmirische
  • mepirische

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

emiprische2emmpirische1empiirsche2empiricshe2empiriscche1empirisceh2empirischhe1empirishce2
Edit distance from "empirische"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Entzündung#16,132Fachgebiet#16,144feindliche#16,145California#16,114

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

fliegenden15 variantsFraunhofer15 variantsgehaltenen15 variantsInspektion15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list