Which to use
“auffällig” and “auffällige” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,151
- “auffällig” frequency rank
- #18,477
- “auffällige” frequency rank
- 24628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällig | auffällige |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällig and auffällige
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auffällig runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auffällige's 10 (VVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses auffällig with auffällige
A purely visual mix-up. auffällig ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]) and auffällige ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “auffällig” sits inside “auffällige”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffällig is recorded at frequency rank #6,151, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]. auffällige is at rank #18,477, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə].
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 24628, this pair ranks #1,844,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auffällig vs auffällige
Shared letters: afgiluä. Private to "auffällig": -. Private to "auffällige": e.
"auffällig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auffällige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "auffällig" and "auffällige" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "auffällig" vs "auffällige" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällige" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,844,939 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällig" and "auffällige" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffällige vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,844,939 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.