Empörung

/[ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#8,703

in German word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

Empörung is aGermannoun. It means: stark emotionale Verärgerung über etwas Pronounced [ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ]. It ranks #8,703 in German word frequency. Often confused with empören.

Key facts for Empörung
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpörung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,703
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Empörung is 8 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #8,703 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Empörung, with forms such as "emmpörung", "emppörung", and "empröung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "empören", 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 Empörung, spelled E-M-P-Ö-R-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    stark emotionale Verärgerung über etwas
  2. 2
    Auflehnung gegen bestehende (Hierarchie-)Verhältnisse

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emmpörung,emppörung,empröung,empörnug,empörrung,empörugn,empörungg,empörunng,empöurng,emöprung,epmörung,mepörung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Empörung

Misspelling Variants of "Empörung"

emmpörung9emppörung9empröung8empörnug8empörrung9empörugn8empörungg9empörunng9
Misspelling Variants of "Empörung"

Frequency rank: #8,703 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Empörung"?
"Empörung" is spelled E-M-P-Ö-R-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ].
What does "Empörung" mean?
As a noun, "Empörung" means: stark emotionale Verärgerung über etwas
What words are commonly confused with "Empörung"?
"Empörung" is commonly confused with "empören". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Empörung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empörung" is [ɛmˈpøːʁʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empörung" come from?
"Empörung" 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. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.