Empfang
\ɛmpˈfaŋ\
The verdict
“Empfang” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accueil, de personnes, le fait de recevoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-empfang · Empfang · French
Empfang · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Empfang |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɛmpˈfaŋ\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Empfang » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Empfang is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛmpˈfaŋ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Empfang has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Empfang, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G.
Definition
- 1Accueil, de personnes, le fait de recevoir.
- 2Réception d'un message, d'une transmission.
- 3Fête.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Empfang appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Empfang durch die Familie Weber war freundlich.
Alles an Solschenizyns Schicksal ist groß, und so wurde er (...) gewaltsam in ein Flugzeug nach Frankfurt gesetzt und dort von Willy Brandt wie ein Staatschef in Empfang genommen.
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.