Extension
German, noun/ɛkˈstɛnʃən/
Extension is spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N (9 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 32,981st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Extension is a German feminine noun meaning “extension” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “der Umfang der Bedeutung(en) eines Begriffes; die Ausdehnung des Signifikats”.
What does Extension mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineextension
- 2
feminineextension
noun
- 1
feminineextension (act of extending or stretching)
- 2
feminineextension, stretching of a joint
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. der Umfang der Bedeutung(en) eines Begriffes; die Ausdehnung des Signifikats 2. die Streckung eines Gelenkes 3. künstliche Verlängerung der Kopfbehaarung 4. die Menge aller Beispiele, die ein Konzept erfüllt
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Extension
- Extensions plural
- Extensionen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Extension?
- /ɛkˈstɛnʃən/
- /ɛkstɛnˈzi̯oːn/
- [ɛkstɛnˈzi̯oːn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Extension in German?
Extension appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).