Which to use
“Same” is a noun and “sammel” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,116
- “Same” frequency rank
- #36,606
- “sammel” frequency rank
- 47722
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Same | sammel |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | vielzelliger Fortpflanzungskörper der Samenpflanzen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln |
Where the eye mixes Same and sammel
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Same runs 4 letters (CVCV) against sammel's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Same vs sammel
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Same is [ˈzaːmə] while sammel is [ˈzaml̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47722, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Same is recorded at frequency rank #11,116, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzaːmə]. sammel is at rank #36,606, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈzaml̩].
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 47722, this pair ranks #1,274,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Same vs sammel
Shared letters: aems. Private to "Same": -. Private to "sammel": l.
"Same" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "sammel" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Same" for "sammel" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Same" or "sammel"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Same" and "sammel" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Same" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sammel" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,274,389 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Same" and "sammel" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sammel vs säumen". 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 #1,274,389 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.