verb#2,153 by frequency

auffallen

[ˈʔaʊ̯fˌfalən]

to stand out, to be noticeable; to catch eye, to be noticeable [with dative ‘to someone’]

Meanings

1
to stand out, to be noticeable
- Das ist mir noch nie aufgefallen.
  I never noticed that before.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- Tom sagte, daß ihm das gleiche aufgefallen sei.
  Tom said he noticed the same thing.
  Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
2
to catch (someone's) eye, to be noticeable [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English notice with the dative object as the subject)