Which to use
“samples” is a noun and “set” is a num - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- #3,995
- “set” frequency rank
- 46102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samples | set |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs sample | Kardinalzahl zwischen sechs und acht |
Letter map: samples vs set
Shared letters muted; letters that set samples and set apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for samples / set
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: samples is anoun and setanum. On the page they differ by 4 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samples is recorded at frequency rank #42,107, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. set is at rank #3,995, tagged as anum, 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 46102, this pair ranks #1,330,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of samples vs set
Shared letters: es. Private to "samples": almp. Private to "set": t.
"samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "set" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- samples ← asmples · samlpes · sammples · sampels · sampless · samplles · samplse · sampples
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "samples" and "set" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "samples" or "set"?
What to do next
You've compared "samples" and "set". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "set" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,330,573 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samples" and "set" 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 #1,330,573 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.