empfinden
\ɛmˈpfɪn.dən\
The verdict
“empfinden” 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) - Ressentir, sentir.
Corpus desk
Index FR-empfinden · empfinden · French
empfinden · 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 | empfinden |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɛmˈpfɪn.dən\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « empfinden » en français
Rare enough to double-check
empfinden is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɛmˈpfɪn.dən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for empfinden, 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 its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
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 empfinden, spelled E-M-P-F-I-N-D-E-N.
Definition
- 1Ressentir, sentir.
- 2Considérer, ressentir.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how empfinden appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Kälte empfand man am ganzen Körper.
Dieser oft beschworene Rausch der Liebe ist mehr als ein poetisches Bild – er ist naturwissenschaftlicher Fakt. Durch die Veränderung des Hormonspiegels empfinden frisch Verliebte ein ähnliches High wie Drogenabhängige. Sie sind auf ihr Gegenüber fixiert, blenden negative Eigenschaften aus und können Entzugserscheinungen haben.
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.