Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “Hamilton” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #7,185
- “Hamilton” frequency rank
- 40217
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | Hamilton |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | Stadt in Schottland |
Letter map: extension vs Hamilton
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Hamilton apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against Hamilton's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - extension and Hamilton
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and Hamiltonaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40217, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Hamilton is at rank #7,185, tagged as aname, 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 40217, this pair ranks #1,514,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs Hamilton
Shared letters: inot. Private to "extension": esx. Private to "Hamilton": ahlm.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Hamilton" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extension" and "Hamilton" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "extension" or "Hamilton"?
After this comparison
Pair "extension" vs "Hamilton" 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 "Hamilton" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,514,831 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "Hamilton" 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 #1,514,831 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.