extensionvsOrtsgruppeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,032
“extension” frequency rank
#24,860
“Ortsgruppe” frequency rank
57892
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature extension Ortsgruppe
Definition Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang Gruppe, wo sich auf örtlicher Ebene Menschen mit gemeinsamen Interessen zusammenschließen, in der Regel als Teil einer Partei oder eines Verbands oder Ähnlichem

Letter map: extension vs Ortsgruppe

Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Ortsgruppe apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against Ortsgruppe's 10 (VCCCCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
extension
10 ch
Ortsgruppe

Spelling & dictionary notes on extension vs Ortsgruppe

extension and Ortsgruppe 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Ortsgruppe is at rank #24,860, 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 57892, this pair ranks #883,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of extension vs Ortsgruppe

Shared letters: eost. Private to "extension": inx. Private to "Ortsgruppe": gpru.

"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC  ·  "Ortsgruppe" · 10 letters · shape VCCCCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • extensionetxension · exetnsion · extenison · extennsion · extensino · extensionn · extensoin · extenssion
  • Ortsgruppeorrtsgruppe · orstgruppe · ortgsruppe · ortsggruppe · ortsgrpupe · ortsgrruppe · ortsgrupe · ortsgrupep

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "extension" and "Ortsgruppe" be used interchangeably?
No. They differ by 1 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 "Ortsgruppe" - which ranks higher?
"Ortsgruppe" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #24,860 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.

After this comparison

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "extension" and "Ortsgruppe".

  • Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Ortsgruppe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #883,741 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "extension" and "Ortsgruppe" 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 #883,741 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