Which to use
“auffälliger” and “auffälliges” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,210
- “auffälliger” frequency rank
- #36,190
- “auffälliges” frequency rank
- 75400
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | auffälliger | auffälliges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig |
Where the eye mixes auffälliger and auffälliges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. auffälliger and auffälliges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VVCCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between auffälliger and auffälliges
A purely visual mix-up. auffälliger ([ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡɐ]) 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 a single letter - r in “auffälliger” becomes s in “auffälliges”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75400, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
auffälliger is recorded at frequency rank #39,210, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡɐ]. 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 75400, this pair ranks #308,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of auffälliger vs auffälliges
Shared letters: aefgiluä. Private to "auffälliger": r. Private to "auffälliges": s.
"auffälliger" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC · "auffälliges" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "auffälliger" for "auffälliges" ever safe?
Which is more common, "auffälliger" or "auffälliges"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "auffälliger" 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 #308,929 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "auffälliger" and "auffälliges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "anfälliger vs auffälliger". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #308,929 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.