Which to use
“extension” and “windows” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,032
- “extension” frequency rank
- #2,937
- “windows” frequency rank
- 35969
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extension | windows |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang | Plural des Substantivs window |
Letter map: extension vs windows
Shared letters muted; letters that set extension and windows apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Spelling & dictionary notes on extension vs windows
extension and windows 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35969, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extension is recorded at frequency rank #33,032, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. windows is at rank #2,937, 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 35969, this pair ranks #1,627,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of extension vs windows
Shared letters: inos. Private to "extension": etx. Private to "windows": dw.
"extension" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "windows" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extension" and "windows" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "extension" or "windows"?
Useful next steps
You've compared "extension" and "windows". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "extension" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "windows" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,627,152 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extension" and "windows" 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 #1,627,152 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.