auffällig
\ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç\
The verdict
“auffällig” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frappant, frappante, saillant, voyant
Corpus desk
Index FR-auffallig · auffällig · French
auffällig · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | auffällig |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
auffällig is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈaʊ̯fˌfɛlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
auffällig doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is auffällig, spelled A-U-F-F-Ä-L-L-I-G.
Definition
- 1Frappant, frappante, saillant, voyant
- 2Particulier.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how auffällig appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die Frau war sehr auffällig und schrill gekleidet.
Der Wechsel in seinem Gesichtsausdruck ist so auffällig, dass Gina sich umdreht und seinem Blick folgt.
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.