mediavssamplesConfusable pair

Which to use

“media” and “samples” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,351
“media” frequency rank
#42,107
“samples” frequency rank
44458
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature media samples
Definition Durchschnitt Plural des Substantivs sample

Letter map: media vs samples

Shared letters muted; letters that set media and samples apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. media runs 5 letters (CVCVV) against samples's 7 (CVCCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

5 ch
media
7 ch
samples

Spelling & dictionary notes on media vs samples

media 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 44458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

media is recorded at frequency rank #2,351, 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 44458, this pair ranks #1,385,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of media vs samples

Shared letters: aem. Private to "media": di. Private to "samples": lps.

"media" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV  ·  "samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • mediaemdia · mdeia · medai · meddia · meida · mmedia
  • samplesasmples · samlpes · sammples · sampels · sampless · samplles · samplse · sampples

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "media" for "samples" ever safe?
No. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "media" vs "samples" - which ranks higher?
"media" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,351 in our German list, against #42,107 for "samples". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

You've compared "media" and "samples". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "media" 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 #1,385,555 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "media" 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 #1,385,555 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list