Which to use
“sama” and “Spam” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,559
- “sama” frequency rank
- #9,454
- “Spam” frequency rank
- 55013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sama | Spam |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elefant | Gesamtheit aller unerwünschter, oft gehäuft abgesendeter Nachrichten (meist für Werbezwecke, ohne Themenbezug) |
Where the eye mixes sama and Spam
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses sama with Spam
A purely visual mix-up. sama ([sàmá]) and Spam ([spɛm]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55013, 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]. Spam is at rank #9,454, tagged as anoun, pronounced [spɛm].
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 55013, this pair ranks #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sama vs Spam
Shared letters: ams. Private to "sama": -. Private to "Spam": p.
"sama" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Spam" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sama" and "Spam" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "sama" or "Spam" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sama" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Spam" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sama" and "Spam" 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 #996,125 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.