Which to use
“extended” and “reading” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,535
- “extended” frequency rank
- #20,379
- “reading” frequency rank
- 51914
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extended | reading |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs extend | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs read |
Letter map: extended vs reading
Shared letters muted; letters that set extended and reading apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. extended runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against reading's 7 (CVVCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Spelling & dictionary notes on extended vs reading
extended and reading are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extended is recorded at frequency rank #31,535, classified as averb, pronounced […]. reading is at rank #20,379, tagged as averb, pronounced […].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 51914, this pair ranks #1,117,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extended vs reading
Shared letters: den. Private to "extended": tx. Private to "reading": agir.
"extended" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "reading" · 7 letters · shape CVVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extended" and "reading" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extended" or "reading"?
After this comparison
You've compared "extended" and "reading". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "extended" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reading" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,117,164 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extended" and "reading" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extended vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,117,164 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.