sammeln

/[ˈzaml̩n]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#2,784

in German word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

sammeln is aGermanverb. It means: systematisch suchen, erhalten und aufbewahren einer abgegrenzten Art beziehungsweise Kategorie bestimmter Gegenstände oder Informationen Pronounced [ˈzaml̩n]. It ranks #2,784 in German word frequency. Often confused with Samuel and summen.

Key facts for sammeln
PropertyValue
Headwordsammeln
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzaml̩n]
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,784
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of sammeln in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for sammeln is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzaml̩n]. Corpus data places it at rank #2,784 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for sammeln, with forms such as "asmmeln", "sameln", and "samemln". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Samuel", "summen", "sammle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is sammeln, spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    systematisch suchen, erhalten und aufbewahren einer abgegrenzten Art beziehungsweise Kategorie bestimmter Gegenstände oder Informationen
  2. 2
    unsystematisch suchen, erhalten und darauf folgend benutzen oder verbrauchen
  3. 3
    vereinigen, versammeln
  4. 4
    sich auf etwas konzentrieren, die Gedanken ordnen
  5. 5
    anhäufen

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asmmeln,sameln,samemln,sammelln,sammelnn,sammenl,sammlen,smameln,ssammeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for sammeln

Misspelling Variants of "sammeln"

asmmeln7sameln6samemln7sammelln8sammelnn8sammenl7sammlen7smameln7
Misspelling Variants of "sammeln"

Frequency rank: #2,784 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sammeln"?
"sammeln" is spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaml̩n].
What does "sammeln" mean?
As a verb, "sammeln" means: systematisch suchen, erhalten und aufbewahren einer abgegrenzten Art beziehungsweise Kategorie bestimmter Gegenstände oder Informationen
What words are commonly confused with "sammeln"?
"sammeln" is commonly confused with "Samuel", "summen", "sammle". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sammeln"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sammeln" is [ˈzaml̩n]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sammeln" come from?
"sammeln" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.