auffälligen

Name: auffälligen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“auffälligen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #22,257. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,257
frequency rank, German: 113,935
“A” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

auffälligen vs auffälliges

91% similar

auffälligen vs auffälliger

91% similar

auffälligen vs auffällig

82% similar

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

Key facts for auffälligen
Property	Value
Headword	auffälligen
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#22,257
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	5
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “auffälligen” 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). auffälligen lands here:

#22,257

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around auffälligen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #22,257 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for auffälligen, with forms such as "afufälligen", "auffläligen", and "auffäligen". 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, "auffälliges", "auffälliger", "auffällig", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is auffälligen, spelled A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-E-N.

Definition

1
Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
2
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
3
Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
4
Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
5
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
6
Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
7
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
8
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
9
Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
10
Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
11
Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig
12
Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

afufälligen
auffläligen
auffäligen
auffälilgen
auffällgien
auffälliegn
auffälligenn
auffälliggen
auffälligne
aufäflligen
aufälligen
uaffälligen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of auffälligen - 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 "auffälligen"

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 "auffälligen"?

"auffälligen" is spelled A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩].

What does "auffälligen" mean?

As an adjective, "auffälligen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs auffällig

What words are commonly confused with "auffälligen"?

"auffälligen" is commonly confused with "auffälliges", "auffälliger", "auffällig". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "auffälligen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "auffälligen" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "auffälligen" come from?

"auffälligen" 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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Using “auffälligen”

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-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “auffälliges” - see the side-by-side comparison. auffälligen vs auffälliges
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.