Which to use
“Samstag” is a noun and “samstags” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,021
- “Samstag” frequency rank
- #10,739
- “samstags” frequency rank
- 11760
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Samstag | samstags |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sechster Tag der Woche gemäß ISO 8601; siebter Wochentag nach jüdischer, christlicher und islamischer Zählung; Tag zwischen Freitag und Sonntag | jeweils am Samstag, an Samstagen |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Samstag and samstags apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
Samstag and samstags form a confusable pair in the German index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Samstag” sits inside “samstags” - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11760, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Samstag is recorded at frequency rank #1,021, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈzamstaːk]. samstags is at rank #10,739, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈzamstaːks].
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 11760, this pair ranks #1,968,061 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering Samstag vs samstags
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Samstag”; for an adverb, it's “samstags”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Samstag” entry
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