Which to use
“extras” is a noun and “within” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,927
- “extras” frequency rank
- #29,872
- “within” frequency rank
- 53799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | extras | within |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs extra | innerhalb, in |
Letter map: extras vs within
Shared letters muted; letters that set extras and within apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. extras (VCCCVC) and within (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Part-of-speech tell for extras / within
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: extras is anoun and withinapreposition. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 5 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
extras is recorded at frequency rank #23,927, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. within is at rank #29,872, tagged as aprep, 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 53799, this pair ranks #1,043,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of extras vs within
Shared letters: t. Private to "extras": aersx. Private to "within": hinw.
"extras" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC · "within" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "extras" and "within" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "extras" vs "within" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "extras" and "within".
- Full dictionary entry for "extras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "within" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,043,788 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "extras" and "within" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs within". 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 #1,043,788 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.