auffallend
\ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt\
The verdict
“auffallend” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frappant.
Corpus desk
Index FR-auffallend · auffallend · French
auffallend · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | auffallend |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
auffallend is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌfalənt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for auffallend, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is auffallend, spelled A-U-F-F-A-L-L-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1Frappant.
- 2Saisissant.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how auffallend appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
(Die Goldammer) ist nicht nur optisch auffallend, auch ihr leicht metallisch anmutender Gesang ist es.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.