empfangen
\ɛmˈp͡faŋən\
The verdict
“empfangen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accueillir, recevoir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-empfangen · empfangen · French
empfangen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | empfangen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛmˈp͡faŋən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « empfangen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
empfangen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛmˈp͡faŋən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
empfangen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is empfangen, spelled E-M-P-F-A-N-G-E-N.
Definition
- 1Accueillir, recevoir.
- 2Recevoir, prendre, accepter.
- 3Tomber enceinte.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how empfangen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Übermorgen wir der amerikanische Präsident von der britischen Königin empfangen.
Die gnädige Frau empfängt immer nur dienstags.
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.