Which to use
“auffällige” and “auffälliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,477
- “auffällige” frequency rank
- #39,210
- “auffälliger” frequency rank
- 57687
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällige | auffälliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällige and auffälliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auffällige runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCV) against auffälliger'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 auffälliger
A purely visual mix-up. auffällige ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə]) and auffälliger ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡɐ]) 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 “auffälliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57687, 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]. auffälliger is at rank #39,210, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡɐ].
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 57687, this pair ranks #891,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffällige vs auffälliger
Shared letters: aefgiluä. Private to "auffällige": -. Private to "auffälliger": r.
"auffällige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV · "auffälliger" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auffällige" and "auffälliger" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "auffällige" or "auffälliger"?
After this comparison
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 "auffälliger" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #891,575 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällige" and "auffälliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfälliger vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #891,575 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.