Which to use
“extension” is a noun and “Pollock” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #49,968
- “Pollock” frequency rank
- 83000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | Pollock |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname |
Letter map: extension vs Pollock
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and Pollock apart highlighted. Shared run: 1.
Role in the sentence - extension and Pollock
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extension is anoun and Pollockaname. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Pollock is at rank #49,968, 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 83000, this pair ranks #147,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs Pollock
Shared letters: o. Private to "extension": einstx. Private to "Pollock": cklp.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "Pollock" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "Pollock" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "extension" or "Pollock" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "extension" vs "Pollock" 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 "Pollock" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,345 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "Pollock" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pollock 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 #147,345 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.