auffällig

[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“auffällig” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #6,151. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,151
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend

Corpus desk

Index DE-auffallig · auffällig · German

auffällig · rank #6,151 · 9 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,151
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Atem

Nearest frequency peer: Atem (-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 „auffällig“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „auffällig“ 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).

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)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „auffällig“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).auffälligliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Atem“ (#6,150), „aufstellen“ (#6,152), „anzunehmen“ (#6,149). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „auffällig“ bei #6,151. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around auffällig (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #6,151 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "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". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "auffällige", "auffälligen", "auffälliges", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is auffällig, spelled A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Aufmerksamkeit auf sich ziehend; Interesse erweckend

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Die Frau war sehr auffällig und schrill gekleidet.
  2. Auffällig finde ich vor allem sein merkwürdiges Verhalten.

Synonyms

auffallendaugenfälligaufsehenerregendeklatantfrappantfrappierendins Auge springendin die Augen springend

Antonyms

unauffällig

This word in other languages

flashy(English)llamativo(Español)frappant(Français)

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.

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.

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. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Anpassung#6,146annähernd#6,145begreifen#6,158beruflich#6,162

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

benannt9 variantsAbwehr9 variantsbuchen9 variantsBuches9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list