Saami
[ˈzaːmi]
The verdict
“Saami” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gruppe von Sprachen der Samen, die in Lappland gesprochen werden
Corpus desk
Index DE-saami · Saami · German
Saami · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Saami |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːmi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Saami“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Saami is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːmi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gruppe von Sprachen der Samen, die in Lappland gesprochen werden".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Saami in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Saami, spelled S-A-A-M-I.
Definition
- 1Gruppe von Sprachen der Samen, die in Lappland gesprochen werden
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.