Which to use
“auffällige” and “auffälligen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,477
- “auffällige” frequency rank
- #22,257
- “auffälligen” frequency rank
- 40734
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällige | auffälligen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällige and auffälligen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auffällige runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCV) 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 auffällige with auffälligen
A purely visual mix-up. auffällige ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “auffällige” sits inside “auffälligen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40734, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffällige is recorded at frequency rank #18,477, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə]. 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 40734, this pair ranks #1,499,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffällige vs auffälligen
Shared letters: aefgiluä. Private to "auffällige": -. Private to "auffälligen": n.
"auffällige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV · "auffälligen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auffällige" for "auffälligen" ever safe?
Frequency check: "auffällige" vs "auffälligen" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällige" 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 #1,499,905 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällige" and "auffälligen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffälligen vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,499,905 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.