auffallend

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]/ adj

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The verdict

“auffallend” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,767. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,767
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Aufsehen erregend

Corpus desk

Index DE-auffallend · auffallend · German

auffallend · rank #13,767 · 11 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,767
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Arztes

Nearest frequency peer: Arztes (-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 „auffallend“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „auffallend“ 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).

auffallend vs ausfallen
80% similar
auffallend vs auffüllen
80% similar
auffallend vs auffallen
90% similar

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

Key facts for auffallend
PropertyValue
Headwordauffallend
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,767
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auffallend“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Arztes“ (#13,766), „aufgetragen“ (#13,768), „Argumenten“ (#13,765). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auffallend“ bei #13,767. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around auffallend (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #13,767 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Aufsehen erregend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for auffallend, with forms such as "afufallend", "aufafllend", and "aufallend". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "ausfallen", "auffüllen", "auffallen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is auffallend, spelled A-U-F-F-A-L-L-E-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Aufsehen erregend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sein Kleidungsstil ist auffallend.
  2. ein kleiner Mensch mit auffallender Nase

Synonyms

auffällig

Antonyms

unauffällig

This word in other languages

conspicuous(English)notable(Español)frappant(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • afufallend
  • aufafllend
  • aufallend
  • auffalelnd
  • auffalend
  • auffalledn
  • auffallendd
  • auffallennd
  • auffallned
  • aufflalend
  • uaffallend

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auffallend - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

afufallend2aufafllend2aufallend1auffalelnd2auffalend1auffalledn2auffallendd1auffallennd1
Edit distance from "auffallend"

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 "auffallend"?
"auffallend" is spelled A-U-F-F-A-L-L-E-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt].
What does "auffallend" mean?
As an adjective, "auffallend" means: Aufsehen erregend
What words are commonly confused with "auffallend"?
"auffallend" is commonly confused with "ausfallen", "auffüllen", "auffallen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auffallend"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auffallend" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auffallend" come from?
"auffallend" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Argumenten#13,765aufgezeigt#13,769überzeugte#13,753Überschuss#13,752

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ausruhen11 variantsbedankt11 variantsAachener11 variantsÜberreste11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list