Which to use
“friends” and “samples” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,235
- “friends” frequency rank
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- 53342
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | friends | samples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs friend | Plural des Substantivs sample |
Letter map: friends vs samples
Shared letters muted; letters that set friends and samples apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. friends (CCVVCCC) and samples (CVCCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: friends and samples
friends 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 share most of their letters but differ in 6 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
friends is recorded at frequency rank #11,235, 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 53342, this pair ranks #1,061,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of friends vs samples
Shared letters: es. Private to "friends": dfinr. Private to "samples": almp.
"friends" · 7 letters · shape CCVVCCC · "samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "friends" and "samples" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "friends" vs "samples" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "friends" and "samples".
- Full dictionary entry for "friends" 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 #1,061,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "friends" 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 #1,061,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.