Which to use
“sama” is a noun and “samt” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,559
- “sama” frequency rank
- #4,155
- “samt” frequency rank
- 49714
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | samt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elefant | mit Dativ: zusammen mit |
Where the eye mixes sama and samt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sama with samt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sama is [sàmá] while samt is [zamt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - a in “sama” becomes t in “samt”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49714, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sama is recorded at frequency rank #45,559, classified as anoun, pronounced [sàmá]. samt is at rank #4,155, tagged as aprep, pronounced [zamt].
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 49714, this pair ranks #1,201,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs samt
Shared letters: ams. Private to "sama": -. Private to "samt": t.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "samt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sama" and "samt" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sama" or "samt"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "samt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,201,052 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "samt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sama vs sega". 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 #1,201,052 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.