anfällig

[ˈanfɛlɪç]

/[ˈanfɛlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“anfällig” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #16,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,901
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - so, dass eine Person oder eine Sache leicht durch etwas beeinflusst oder auch verlockt werden kann

Corpus desk

Index DE-anfallig · anfällig · German

anfällig · rank #16,901 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,901
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH amtlich

Nearest frequency peer: amtlich (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „anfällig“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „anfällig“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

anfällig vs auffällig
78% similar
anfällig vs anfälliger
80% similar
anfällig vs Anfall
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „anfällig“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.anfälligliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „amtlich“ (#16,900), „angeschlagen“ (#16,902), „Alkoholiker“ (#16,898). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „anfällig“ bei #16,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around anfällig (IPA [ˈanfɛlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #16,901 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for anfällig, with forms such as "afnällig", "anffällig", and "anflälig". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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 documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is anfällig, spelled A-N-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how anfällig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Die Jugendlichen sind für Alkohol anfällig.
  2. Festverzinsliche Wertpapiere mit dem Rating 'BB' sind weniger anfällig für Zahlungsverzug als andere als spekulativ eingestufte Emissionen.

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afnällig
  • anffällig
  • anflälig
  • anfälig
  • anfälilg
  • anfällgi
  • anfälligg
  • annfällig
  • anäfllig
  • nafällig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of anfällig - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

afnällig2anffällig1anflälig2anfälig1anfälilg2anfällgi2anfälligg1annfällig1
Edit distance from "anfällig"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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 adjective, "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's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "anfällig", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list