Which to use
“earth” and “samples” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,785
- “earth” frequency rank
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- 56892
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | earth | samples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Erde, Erdball, Welt | Plural des Substantivs sample |
Letter map: earth vs samples
Shared letters muted; letters that set earth and samples apart highlighted. Shared run: 1. earth runs 5 letters (VVCCC) against samples's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: earth and samples
earth and samples 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 56892, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
earth is recorded at frequency rank #14,785, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. samples is at rank #42,107, 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 56892, this pair ranks #922,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of earth vs samples
Shared letters: ae. Private to "earth": hrt. Private to "samples": lmps.
"earth" · 5 letters · shape VVCCC · "samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "earth" and "samples" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "earth" or "samples" show up more?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "earth" and "samples".
- Full dictionary entry for "earth" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #922,683 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "earth" and "samples" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs samples". 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 #922,683 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.