Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “Lauenburg” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #25,641
- “Lauenburg” frequency rank
- 58673
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | Lauenburg |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | eine Stadt in Schleswig-Holstein, Deutschland |
Letter map: extension vs Lauenburg
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Lauenburg apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. extension (VCCVCCVVC) and Lauenburg (CVVVCCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Grammar separator: extension vs Lauenburg
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and Lauenburganame. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 7 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58673, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Lauenburg is at rank #25,641, 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 58673, this pair ranks #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs Lauenburg
Shared letters: en. Private to "extension": iostx. Private to "Lauenburg": abglru.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Lauenburg" · 9 letters · shape CVVVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "Lauenburg" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extension" vs "Lauenburg" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've compared "extension" and "Lauenburg". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Lauenburg" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "Lauenburg" 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 #853,664 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.