Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “Henderson” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #23,560
- “Henderson” frequency rank
- 56592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | Henderson |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | Großstadt in Nevada, USA |
Letter map: extension vs Henderson
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Henderson apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. extension (VCCVCCVVC) and Henderson (CVCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: extension vs Henderson
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and Hendersonaname. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56592, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Henderson is at rank #23,560, 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 56592, this pair ranks #934,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs Henderson
Shared letters: enos. Private to "extension": itx. Private to "Henderson": dhr.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Henderson" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extension" for "Henderson" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "extension" or "Henderson" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "extension" and "Henderson".
- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Henderson" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #934,313 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "Henderson" 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 #934,313 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.