Samara

[zaˈmaʁa]

/[zaˈmaʁa]/ name

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The verdict

“Samara” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,650 in German word frequency and used as a proper noun.

#69,650
frequency rank, German
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine Stadt im Süden des europäischen Teils Russlands, die Hauptstadt der Oblast Samara

Key facts for Samara
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamara
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zaˈmaʁa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#69,650
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Samara” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Samara lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Samara is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zaˈmaʁa]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,650 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eine Stadt im Süden des europäischen Teils Russlands, die Hauptstadt der Oblast Samara".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Samara, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Samara, spelled S-A-M-A-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Stadt im Süden des europäischen Teils Russlands, die Hauptstadt der Oblast Samara

Synonyms

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This word in other languages

Samara(English)Samara(Español)Samara(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Samara"?
"Samara" is spelled S-A-M-A-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈmaʁa].
What does "Samara" mean?
As a proper noun, "Samara" means: eine Stadt im Süden des europäischen Teils Russlands, die Hauptstadt der Oblast Samara
How do you pronounce "Samara"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samara" is [zaˈmaʁa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samara" come from?
"Samara" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “Samara”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-A-M-A-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [zaˈmaʁa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list