Same
[ˈzaːmə]
The verdict
“Same” has 5 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #11,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #11,116
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - vielzelliger Fortpflanzungskörper der Samenpflanzen
Corpus desk
Index DE-same · Same · German
Same · rank #11,116 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #11,116
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH rügen
Nearest frequency peer: rügen (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Same”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- Reutlingen
Reutlingen
88,888 corpus weight
- ruht
ruht
88,887 corpus weight
- rügen
rügen
88,886 corpus weight
- Same
Same
88,885 corpus weight
- schenkte
schenkte
88,884 corpus weight
- Schilling
Schilling
88,883 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Same” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Same |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzaːmə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #11,116 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Wo “Same” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Same (IPA [ˈzaːmə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #11,116 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Same, with forms such as "asme", "saem", and "samme". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "se", "Sm", "sie", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Same, spelled S-A-M-E.
Definition
- 1vielzelliger Fortpflanzungskörper der Samenpflanzen
- 2männliches Spermium beziehungsweise spermienhaltiges Sekret
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Same appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Zum Schutz sind die Samen mit Hüllen umgeben.
„Die Samen sind empfindlich, werden ranzig und faulen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asme
- saem
- samme
- smae
- ssame
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Same - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Same", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "Same". Here's where to go from here.
- "Same" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "se". View pair
- 5 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #11,116 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more German words in the "S" letter cohort. S–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.