Which to use
“extended” and “wells” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,535
- “extended” frequency rank
- #17,186
- “wells” frequency rank
- 48721
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extended | wells |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs extend | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs well |
Letter map: extended vs wells
Shared letters muted; letters that set extended and wells apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. extended runs 8 letters (VCCVCCVC) against wells's 5 (CVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: extended and wells
extended and wells 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48721, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extended is recorded at frequency rank #31,535, classified as averb, pronounced […]. wells is at rank #17,186, 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 48721, this pair ranks #1,238,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extended vs wells
Shared letters: e. Private to "extended": dntx. Private to "wells": lsw.
"extended" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC · "wells" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extended" for "wells" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extended" vs "wells" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "extended" and "wells". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "extended" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "wells" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,238,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extended" and "wells" 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 #1,238,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.