sammeln

[ˈzaml̩n]

/[ˈzaml̩n]/ verb

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The verdict

“sammeln” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #2,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,784
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - systematisch suchen, erhalten und aufbewahren einer abgegrenzten Art beziehungsweise Kategorie bestimmter Gegenstände oder Informationen

Corpus desk

Index DE-sammeln · sammeln · German

sammeln · rank #2,784 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,784
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH rief

Nearest frequency peer: rief (-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 „sammeln“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „sammeln“ 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).

sammeln vs Samuel
57% similar
sammeln vs summen
71% similar
sammeln vs sammle
71% similar

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

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

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „sammeln“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „rief“ (#2,783), „schlechten“ (#2,785), „Rand“ (#2,782). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sammeln“ bei #2,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around sammeln (IPA [ˈzaml̩n]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,784 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for sammeln, with forms such as "asmmeln", "sameln", and "samemln". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "Samuel", "summen", "sammle", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is sammeln, spelled S-A-M-M-E-L-N.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich sammle Briefmarken.
  2. „Die Portiers schenken mir Briefmarken, die ich sammle, weil ich sie vielleicht später verkaufen kann.“

This word in other languages

collect(English)coleccionar(Español)collectionner(Français)apanhar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmmeln
  • sameln
  • samemln
  • sammelln
  • sammelnn
  • sammenl
  • sammlen
  • smameln
  • ssammeln

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asmmeln2sameln1samemln2sammelln1sammelnn1sammenl2sammlen2smameln2
Edit distance from "sammeln"

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 "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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Stadion#2,792Station#2,793maximal#2,774Vortrag#2,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

prüfen9 variantsServer9 variantsVerbot9 variantsHitler9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list