Which to use
“sama” is a noun and “says” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #45,559
- “sama” frequency rank
- #44,888
- “says” frequency rank
- 90447
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | says |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elefant | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs say |
Where the eye mixes sama and says
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. sama (CVCV) and says (CVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sama and says
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sama is [sàmá] while says is [sɛz]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 90447, 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]. says is at rank #44,888, tagged as averb, pronounced [sɛz].
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 90447, this pair ranks #46,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs says
Shared letters: as. Private to "sama": m. Private to "says": y.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "says" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sama" for "says" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
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 "says" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,915 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "says" 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 #46,915 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.