Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “mora” is an unknown - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #49,903
- “mora” frequency rank
- 82935
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | mora |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | 1. Person Singular Aorist Indikativ Nichtadmirativ Aktiv zur Verbform marr „nehmen“ |
Letter map: extension vs mora
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and mora apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Grammar separator: extension vs mora
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and moraanunknown. On the page they differ by 5 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82935, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. mora is at rank #49,903, tagged as anunknown, 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 82935, this pair ranks #148,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs mora
Shared letters: o. Private to "extension": einstx. Private to "mora": amr.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "mora" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "extension" and "mora" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "extension" or "mora" show up more?
Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "mora" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,456 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "mora" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "mora 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 #148,456 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.