Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “Nette” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #3,060
- “Nette” frequency rank
- 36092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | Nette |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | linker Nebenfluss des Rheins, der bei Weißenthurm in den Mittelrhein mündet |
Letter map: extension vs Nette
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Nette apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: extension vs Nette
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and Netteaname. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Nette is at rank #3,060, 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 36092, this pair ranks #1,624,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs Nette
Shared letters: ent. Private to "extension": iosx. Private to "Nette": -.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Nette" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "extension" for "Nette" ever safe?
Frequency check: "extension" vs "Nette" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "extension" vs "Nette" 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 "Nette" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,624,107 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "Nette" 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 #1,624,107 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.