Which to use
“extension” and “technologies” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #24,949
- “technologies” frequency rank
- 57981
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | technologies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | Plural des Substantivs technology |
Letter map: extension vs technologies
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and technologies apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. extension runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against technologies's 12 (CVCCCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Pair insight - extension / technologies
extension and technologies 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 3 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57981, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. technologies is at rank #24,949, 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 57981, this pair ranks #880,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs technologies
Shared letters: einost. Private to "extension": x. Private to "technologies": cghl.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "technologies" · 12 letters · shape CVCCCVCVCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- extension ← etxension · exetnsion · extenison · extennsion · extensino · extensionn · extensoin · extenssion
- technologies ← etchnologies · tcehnologies · tecchnologies · techhnologies · technloogies · technnologies · technolgoies · technollogies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "technologies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extension" vs "technologies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "extension" and "technologies". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "technologies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #880,217 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "technologies" 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 #880,217 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.