Which to use
“auffällig” and “auffälligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,151
- “auffällig” frequency rank
- #22,257
- “auffälligen” frequency rank
- 28408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällig | auffälligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällig and auffälligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auffällig runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auffälligen's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses auffällig with auffälligen
A purely visual mix-up. auffällig ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]) and auffälligen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “auffällig” sits inside “auffälligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28408, 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]. auffälligen is at rank #22,257, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩].
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 28408, this pair ranks #1,785,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of auffällig vs auffälligen
Shared letters: afgiluä. Private to "auffällig": -. Private to "auffälligen": en.
"auffällig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auffälligen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auffällig" and "auffälligen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auffällig" vs "auffälligen" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auffälligen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,785,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällig" and "auffälligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffälligen vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,785,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.