extension

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The verdict

“extension” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,032. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,032
frequency rank, German
4,632
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang

Corpus desk

Index DE-extension · extension · German

extension · rank #33,032 · 13 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,032
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,632
  • PHOTO-FINISH expression

Nearest frequency peer: expression (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „extension“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „extension“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

extension vs of
11% similar
extension vs ii
11% similar
extension vs TO
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for extension
PropertyValue
Headwordextension
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters9
Frequency rank#33,032
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „extension“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).extensionliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „expression“ (#33,031), „Fachwerk“ (#33,033), „experiments“ (#33,030). Unter 4,632 „E“-Lemmata liegt „extension“ bei #33,032. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around extension (IPA […]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,032 among 4,632 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for extension, with forms such as "etxension", "exetnsion", and "extenison". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "of", "ii", "TO", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is extension, spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • etxension
  • exetnsion
  • extenison
  • extennsion
  • extensino
  • extensionn
  • extensoin
  • extenssion
  • extesnion
  • extnesion
  • exttension
  • exxtension
  • xetension

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of extension - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

etxension2exetnsion2extenison2extennsion1extensino2extensionn1extensoin2extenssion1
Edit distance from "extension"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "extension"?
"extension" is spelled E-X-T-E-N-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "extension" mean?
As a noun, "extension" means: Ausdehnung, Erweiterung, Umfang
What words are commonly confused with "extension"?
"extension" is commonly confused with "of", "ii", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "extension"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "extension" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "extension" come from?
"extension" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "extension", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

erschafft#33,029eleganter#33,018flüssiges#33,047Eisenberg#33,016

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Fachwerk13 variantsgehorcht13 variantsgeselligen13 variantsgleichauf13 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list