empirische

Name: empirische, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]

/[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

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: 57,060
“E” headwords: 15
tracked misspellings: 2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch

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
Property	Value
Headword	empirische
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#16,130
Misspellings tracked	15
Confusable pairs	2
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “empirische” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). empirische lands here:

#16,130

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). 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 57,060 “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
Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
3
Nominativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
4
Akkusativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
5
Nominativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
6
Akkusativ Singular Femininum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
7
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
8
Nominativ Singular Femininum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
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.

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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Using “empirische”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “empirischen” - see the side-by-side comparison. empirische vs empirischen
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.