empirischen

/[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩]/ adj

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#23,909

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

empirischen is anGermanadj. It means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch Pronounced [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩]. Often confused with empirisch and empirische.

Key facts for empirischen
PropertyValue
Headwordempirischen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#23,909
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of empirischen in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for empirischen is 11 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #23,909 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 12 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for empirischen, with forms such as "emiprischen", "emmpirischen", and "empiirschen". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "empirisch", "empirische", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is empirischen, spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emiprischen,emmpirischen,empiirschen,empiricshen,empiriscchen,empiriscehn,empirischenn,empirischhen,empirischne,empirishcen,empirisschen,empirrischen,empirsichen,emppirischen,empriischen,epmirischen,mepirischen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for empirischen

Misspelling Variants of "empirischen"

emiprischen11emmpirischen12empiirschen11empiricshen11empiriscchen12empiriscehn11empirischenn12empirischhen12
Misspelling Variants of "empirischen"

Frequency rank: #23,909 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empirischen"?
"empirischen" is spelled E-M-P-I-R-I-S-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩].
What does "empirischen" mean?
As an adj, "empirischen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs empirisch
What words are commonly confused with "empirischen"?
"empirischen" is commonly confused with "empirisch", "empirische". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empirischen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empirischen" is [ɛmˈpiːʁɪʃn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empirischen" come from?
"empirischen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.