Empfänger

\ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\

/\ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\/ noun

The verdict

“Empfänger” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Destinataire.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empfanger · Empfänger · French

Empfänger · 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.

Key facts for Empfänger
PropertyValue
HeadwordEmpfänger
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Empfänger » en français

Empfängersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Empfänger is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Empfänger, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is Empfänger, spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Destinataire.
  2. 2
    Récepteur.
  3. 3
    Bénéficiaire (de soutien public).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Empfänger appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Protokolle sind Regelwerke, nach denen Nullen und Einsen zwischen Sender und Empfänger in einem Kommunikationsnetzwerk übertragen werden.
  2. Bis Mitte des Jahres 2023 können die Jobcenter bei Empfänger:innen von Leistungen nach dem Sozialgesetzbuch II (Hartz IV) keine 30 Prozent vom Regelsatz mehr kürzen, wenn die Arbeitslosen etwa ein Jobangebot oder eine Beschäftigungsmaßnahme ablehnen oder diese abbrechen.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Empfänger"?
"Empfänger" is spelled E-M-P-F-Ä-N-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\.
What does "Empfänger" mean?
As a noun, "Empfänger" means: Destinataire.
How do you pronounce "Empfänger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Empfänger" is \ɛmˈp͡fɛŋɐ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Empfänger" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list