sammel

[ˈzaml̩]

/[ˈzaml̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“sammel” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,606. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,606
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln

Corpus desk

Index DE-sammel · sammel · German

sammel · rank #36,606 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,606
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH saarländischen

Nearest frequency peer: saarländischen (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „sammel“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „sammel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

sammel vs Summe
50% similar
sammel vs Sammy
50% similar
sammel vs Sommer
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for sammel
PropertyValue
Headwordsammel
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaml̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,606
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sammel“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sammelliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „saarländischen“ (#36,605), „Satzzeichen“ (#36,607), „Saarlandes“ (#36,604). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sammel“ bei #36,606. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sammel (IPA [ˈzaml̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,606 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sammel, with forms such as "asmmel", "samel", and "sameml". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Summe", "Sammy", "Sommer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sammel, spelled S-A-M-M-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmmel
  • samel
  • sameml
  • sammell
  • smamel
  • ssammel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sammel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

asmmel2samel1sameml2sammell1smamel2ssammel1
Edit distance from "sammel"

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 "sammel"?
"sammel" is spelled S-A-M-M-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaml̩].
What does "sammel" mean?
As a verb, "sammel" means: 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs sammeln
What words are commonly confused with "sammel"?
"sammel" is commonly confused with "Summe", "Sammy", "Sommer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sammel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sammel" is [ˈzaml̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sammel" come from?
"sammel" 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 "sammel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

sausen#36,608schont#36,616retour#36,593Sieber#36,624

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Riten6 variantspins6 variantstrüb6 variantsmoose6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list