Which to use
“auffälligen” and “auffälliger” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,257
- “auffälligen” frequency rank
- #39,210
- “auffälliger” frequency rank
- 61467
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffälligen | auffälliger |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffälligen and auffälliger
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auffälligen and auffälliger follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: auffälligen vs auffälliger
A purely visual mix-up. auffälligen ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]) 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 a single letter - n in “auffälligen” becomes r in “auffälliger”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61467, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffälligen is recorded at frequency rank #22,257, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]. 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 61467, this pair ranks #748,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of auffälligen vs auffälliger
Shared letters: aefgiluä. Private to "auffälligen": n. Private to "auffälliger": r.
"auffälligen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "auffälliger" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "auffälligen" and "auffälliger" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "auffälligen" vs "auffälliger" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffälligen" 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 #748,688 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffälligen" and "auffälliger" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfälliger vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #748,688 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.