Samarien

[zaˈmaːʁiən]

/[zaˈmaːʁiən]/ name

The verdict

“Samarien” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Historische Landschaft (Bergregion zwischen Galiläa und Judäa) im Westjordanland

Corpus desk

Index DE-samarien · Samarien · German

Samarien · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for Samarien
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamarien
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[zaˈmaːʁiən]
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Samarien“ im Deutschen

Samarienliegt außerhalb der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Wörter, im Langschwanz technischer, archaischer oder seltener Formen, genau dort, wo Schreibzweifeln zuschlagen.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samarien is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [zaˈmaːʁiən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Historische Landschaft (Bergregion zwischen Galiläa und Judäa) im Westjordanland".

Samarien has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No borrowing history is documented 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 Samarien, spelled S-A-M-A-R-I-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Historische Landschaft (Bergregion zwischen Galiläa und Judäa) im Westjordanland

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Kurz nach der Mitte des 5. Jh. kam Nehemia mit königlichen Vollmachten ausgerüstet als Satrap einer von Samarien unabhängigen Provinz Judäa nach Jerusalem, vollendete den Mauerbau und setzte den Anspruch der Selbständigkeit gegen den Widerstand der persischen Verwalter in Samarien und im Ostjordanland durch.“

Synonyms

Samaria

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Samarien"?
"Samarien" is spelled S-A-M-A-R-I-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zaˈmaːʁiən].
What does "Samarien" mean?
As a proper noun, "Samarien" means: Historische Landschaft (Bergregion zwischen Galiläa und Judäa) im Westjordanland
How do you pronounce "Samarien"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samarien" is [zaˈmaːʁiən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samarien" come from?
"Samarien" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list