extensionvsNetteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: extension is a noun, Nette is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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.

9 ch
extension
5 ch
Nette

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

  • extensionetxension · exetnsion · extenison · extennsion · extensino · extensionn · extensoin · extenssion
  • Netteentte · nete · netet · nnette · ntete

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "extension" for "Nette" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "extension" is a noun and "Nette" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "extension" vs "Nette" - which ranks higher?
"Nette" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,060 in our German list, against #33,032 for "extension". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list