extensionvsmarketsConfusable pair

Which to use

“extension” and “markets” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#33,032
“extension” frequency rank
#26,516
“markets” frequency rank
59548
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extension markets
Definition Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang Plural des Substantivs market

Letter map: extension vs markets

Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and markets apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against markets's 7 (CVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
extension
7 ch
markets

Pair insight - extension / markets

extension and markets 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59548, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. markets is at rank #26,516, tagged as anoun, 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 59548, this pair ranks #820,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extension vs markets

Shared letters: est. Private to "extension": inox. Private to "markets": akmr.

"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "markets" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extensionetxension · exetnsion · extenison · extennsion · extensino · extensionn · extensoin · extenssion
  • marketsamrkets · makrets · marekts · markest · marketss · marketts · markkets · marrkets

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extension" and "markets" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "extension" vs "markets" - which ranks higher?
"markets" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,516 in our German list, against #33,032 for "extension". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "extension" vs "markets" 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 "markets" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #820,483 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extension" and "markets" 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 #820,483 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list