Which to use
“samples” is a noun and “simples” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,107
- “samples” frequency rank
- #42,818
- “simples” frequency rank
- 84925
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samples | simples |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs sample | Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs simpel |
Letter map: samples vs simples
Shared letters muted; letters that set samples and simples apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Role in the sentence - samples and simples
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: samples is anoun and simplesanadjective. On the page they differ by a single letter - a in “samples” becomes i in “simples”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 84925, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samples is recorded at frequency rank #42,107, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. simples is at rank #42,818, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈzɪmpləs].
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 84925, this pair ranks #116,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of samples vs simples
Shared letters: elmps. Private to "samples": a. Private to "simples": i.
"samples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC · "simples" · 7 letters · shape CVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "samples" for "simples" ever safe?
Frequency check: "samples" vs "simples" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "samples" and "simples". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "samples" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "simples" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,079 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samples" and "simples" 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 #116,079 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.