Which to use
“aufgefallen” is a verb and “ausgefallene” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,794
- “aufgefallen” frequency rank
- #28,080
- “ausgefallene” frequency rank
- 31874
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | aufgefallen | ausgefallene |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Partizip Perfekt des Verbs auffallen | Nominativ Singular Femininum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs ausgefallen |
Where the eye mixes aufgefallen and ausgefallene
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. aufgefallen runs 11 letters (VVCCVCVCCVC) against ausgefallene's 12 (VVCCVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between aufgefallen and ausgefallene
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: aufgefallen is [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfalən] while ausgefallene is [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalənə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31874, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
aufgefallen is recorded at frequency rank #3,794, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯fɡəˌfalən]. ausgefallene is at rank #28,080, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈaʊ̯sɡəˌfalənə].
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 31874, this pair ranks #1,719,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of aufgefallen vs ausgefallene
Shared letters: aefglnu. Private to "aufgefallen": -. Private to "ausgefallene": s.
"aufgefallen" · 11 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVC · "ausgefallene" · 12 letters · shape VVCCVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- aufgefallen ← afugefallen · aufegfallen · auffgefallen · aufgeafllen · aufgefaleln · aufgefalen · aufgefallenn · aufgefallne
- ausgefallene ← asugefallene · augsefallene · ausegfallene · ausgeafllene · ausgefalelne · ausgefalene · ausgefalleen · ausgefallenne
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "aufgefallen" and "ausgefallene" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "aufgefallen" vs "ausgefallene" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "aufgefallen" and "ausgefallene" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "aufgefallen" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ausgefallene" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,719,269 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "aufgefallen" and "ausgefallene" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ausgefallene vs ausgefallenen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,719,269 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.