auffällig

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]/ adj

The verdict

“auffällig” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #6,151 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.

#6,151
frequency rank, German
9
letters
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

auffällig vs auffällige
90% similar
auffällig vs auffälligen
82% similar
auffällig vs auffälliges
82% similar

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

Key facts for auffällig
PropertyValue
Headwordauffällig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]
Letters9
Frequency rank#6,151
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auffällig” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). auffällig lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for auffällig is 9 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,151 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for auffällig, with forms such as "afufällig", "aufflälig", and "auffälig". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "auffällige", "auffälligen", "auffälliges", 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 auffällig, spelled A-U-F-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
    die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: afufällig,aufflälig,auffälig,auffälilg,auffällgi,auffälligg,aufäfllig,aufällig,uaffällig

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "auffällig"

afufällig2aufflälig2auffälig1auffälilg2auffällgi2auffälligg1aufäfllig2aufällig1
Edit distance from "auffällig"

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "auffällig"?
"auffällig" is spelled A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç].
What does "auffällig" mean?
As an adjective, "auffällig" means: die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend
What words are commonly confused with "auffällig"?
"auffällig" is commonly confused with "auffällige", "auffälligen", "auffälliges". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "auffällig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auffällig" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "auffällig" come from?
"auffällig" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “auffällig”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “auffällige” - see the side-by-side comparison. auffällig vs auffällige
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list