Which to use
“auffallen” and “ausfüllen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,660
- “auffallen” frequency rank
- #10,810
- “ausfüllen” frequency rank
- 23470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffallen | ausfüllen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Aufsehen erregen | ein Formular ergänzen |
Where the eye mixes auffallen and ausfüllen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. auffallen and ausfüllen follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auffallen vs ausfüllen
A purely visual mix-up. auffallen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfalən]) and ausfüllen ([ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlən]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23470, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffallen is recorded at frequency rank #12,660, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfalən]. ausfüllen is at rank #10,810, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sˌfʏlən].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 23470, this pair ranks #1,860,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auffallen vs ausfüllen
Shared letters: aeflnu. Private to "auffallen": -. Private to "ausfüllen": sü.
"auffallen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "ausfüllen" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- auffallen ← afufallen · aufafllen · aufallen · auffaleln · auffalen · auffallenn · auffallne · aufflalen
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auffallen" and "ausfüllen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausfüllen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,860,911 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffallen" and "ausfüllen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausfüllen vs ausrollen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,860,911 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.