Which to use
“samt” is a preposition and “sum” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,155
- “samt” frequency rank
- #31,289
- “sum” frequency rank
- 35444
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samt | sum |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mit Dativ: zusammen mit | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs esse |
Letter map: samt vs sum
Shared letters muted; letters that set samt and sum apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: samt vs sum
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: samt is apreposition and sumaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35444, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samt is recorded at frequency rank #4,155, classified as aprep, pronounced [zamt]. sum is at rank #31,289, tagged as averb, 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 35444, this pair ranks #1,639,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of samt vs sum
Shared letters: ms. Private to "samt": at. Private to "sum": u.
"samt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "sum" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- samt ← asmt · sammt · samtt · satm · smat · ssamt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "samt" and "sum" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "samt" or "sum" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "samt" vs "sum" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "samt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sum" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,639,849 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samt" and "sum" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs sum". 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 #1,639,849 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.