Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “flying” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #23,936
- “flying” frequency rank
- 56968
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | flying |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | Partizip Präsens (present participle) des Verbs fly |
Letter map: extension vs flying
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and flying apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against flying's 6 (CCVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for extension / flying
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and flyingaverb. On the page they differ by 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56968, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. flying is at rank #23,936, 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 56968, this pair ranks #919,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs flying
Shared letters: in. Private to "extension": eostx. Private to "flying": fgly.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "flying" · 6 letters · shape CCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "flying" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extension" vs "flying" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "extension" vs "flying" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "flying" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #919,744 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "flying" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "extension 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 #919,744 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.