empfehlen
\ɛmˈp͡feːlən\
The verdict
“empfehlen” 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) - (transitif) Recommander.
Corpus desk
Index FR-empfehlen · empfehlen · French
empfehlen · 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 | empfehlen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛmˈp͡feːlən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
empfehlen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛmˈp͡feːlən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for empfehlen in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is empfehlen, spelled E-M-P-F-E-H-L-E-N.
Definition
- 1(transitif) Recommander.
- 2Être recommandé, recommendable, utile.
- 3(réfléchi) Se recommander, se présenter à quelqu'un comme quelque chose.
- 4Faire ses adieux, dire au-revoir, saluer, prendre congé.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how empfehlen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ich kann Ihnen zwei Restaurants in der Stadt empfehlen.
Die Wurzeln dieser Staude sind kälteempfindlich. Wir empfehlen, sie vor Winteranbruch mit Reisig und Laub abzudecken.
Antonyms
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.