Which to use
“auffällig” and “auffälliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,151
- “auffällig” frequency rank
- #36,190
- “auffälliges” frequency rank
- 42341
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällig | auffälliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällig and auffälliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. auffällig runs 9 letters (VVCCVCCVC) against auffälliges's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: auffällig vs auffälliges
A purely visual mix-up. auffällig ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]) and auffälliges ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡəs]) 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 “auffälliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42341, 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]. auffälliges is at rank #36,190, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡəs].
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 42341, this pair ranks #1,452,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffällig vs auffälliges
Shared letters: afgiluä. Private to "auffällig": -. Private to "auffälliges": es.
"auffällig" · 9 letters · shape VVCCVCCVC · "auffälliges" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auffällig" for "auffälliges" ever safe?
Frequency check: "auffällig" vs "auffälliges" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "auffällig" and "auffälliges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällig" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "auffälliges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,452,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällig" and "auffälliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffälliger vs auffälliges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,452,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.