anfällig

/[ˈanfɛlɪç]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#16,901

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

anfällig is anGermanadj. It means: so, dass eine Person oder eine Sache leicht durch etwas beeinflusst oder auch verlockt werden kann Pronounced [ˈanfɛlɪç]. Often confused with auffällig and anfälliger.

Key facts for anfällig
PropertyValue
Headwordanfällig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈanfɛlɪç]
Letters8
Frequency rank#16,901
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of anfällig in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for anfällig is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈanfɛlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #16,901 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfällig, with forms such as "afnällig", "anffällig", and "anflälig". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "auffällig", "anfälliger", "Anfall", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is anfällig, spelled A-N-F-Ä-L-L-I-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    so, dass eine Person oder eine Sache leicht durch etwas beeinflusst oder auch verlockt werden kann
  2. 2
    zu Krankheiten neigend; ohne Widerstandskraft gegen schädliche Einflüsse

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afnällig,anffällig,anflälig,anfälig,anfälilg,anfällgi,anfälligg,annfällig,anäfllig,nafällig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for anfällig

Misspelling Variants of "anfällig"

afnällig8anffällig9anflälig8anfälig7anfälilg8anfällgi8anfälligg9annfällig9
Misspelling Variants of "anfällig"

Frequency rank: #16,901 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "anfällig"?
"anfällig" is spelled A-N-F-Ä-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanfɛlɪç].
What does "anfällig" mean?
As an adj, "anfällig" means: so, dass eine Person oder eine Sache leicht durch etwas beeinflusst oder auch verlockt werden kann
What words are commonly confused with "anfällig"?
"anfällig" is commonly confused with "auffällig", "anfälliger", "Anfall". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "anfällig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "anfällig" is [ˈanfɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "anfällig" come from?
"anfällig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.