Which to use
“auffällige” and “auffälliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,477
- “auffällige” frequency rank
- #36,190
- “auffälliges” frequency rank
- 54667
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffällige | auffälliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffällige and auffälliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auffällige runs 10 letters (VVCCVCCVCV) against auffälliges's 11 (VVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between auffällige and auffälliges
A purely visual mix-up. auffällige ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “auffällige” sits inside “auffälliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54667, 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]. 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 54667, this pair ranks #1,009,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffällige vs auffälliges
Shared letters: aefgiluä. Private to "auffällige": -. Private to "auffälliges": s.
"auffällige" · 10 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCV · "auffälliges" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auffällige" for "auffälliges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "auffällige" or "auffälliges"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffällige" 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 #1,009,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffällige" and "auffälliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "auffälliger vs auffälliges". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,009,899 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.