Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “pictures” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #24,070
- “pictures” frequency rank
- 57102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | pictures |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs picture |
Letter map: extension vs pictures
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and pictures apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against pictures's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: extension vs pictures
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and picturesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. pictures is at rank #24,070, tagged as averb, 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 57102, this pair ranks #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs pictures
Shared letters: eist. Private to "extension": nox. Private to "pictures": cpru.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "pictures" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "pictures" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extension" vs "pictures" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "extension" vs "pictures" 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 "pictures" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "pictures" 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 #914,371 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.