Samara

[zaˈmaʁa]

/[zaˈmaʁa]/ name

The verdict

“Samara” is uncommon German (frequency #69,650 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,650
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Stadt im Süden des europäischen Teils Russlands, die Hauptstadt der Oblast Samara

Corpus desk

Index DE-samara · Samara · German

Samara · rank #69,650 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,650
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sanctus

Nearest frequency peer: sanctus (+1 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Samara“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Samara“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
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)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Samara“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Samarafällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sanctus“ (#69,651), „sachkundiger“ (#69,647), „sandten“ (#69,653). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Samara“ bei #69,650. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samara is uncommon German at frequency #69,650 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaˈmaʁa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Samara appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Samara liegt am hochgelegenen linken Wolgaufer der „Samarer Krümmung“ zwischen den Mündungen der Flüsse Samara und Sok.

Synonyms

Kuibyschew

This word in other languages

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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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Samara", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list