Sammler

[ˈzamlɐ]

/[ˈzamlɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Sammler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,255. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,255
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die Gegenstände einer bestimmten Art (z. B. Münzen, Briefmarken, Karten) sammelt, meist als Hobby

Corpus desk

Index DE-sammler · Sammler · German

Sammler · rank #9,255 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,255
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH riechen

Nearest frequency peer: riechen (-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 „Sammler“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „Sammler“ 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).

Sammler vs Sommer
71% similar
Sammler vs summer
57% similar
Sammler vs sample
57% similar

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

Key facts for Sammler
PropertyValue
HeadwordSammler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzamlɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,255
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Sammler“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sammlerliegt 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: „riechen“ (#9,254), „Republikaner“ (#9,253), „Schnitzel“ (#9,257). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sammler“ bei #9,255. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Sammler (IPA [ˈzamlɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,255 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sammler, with forms such as "asmmler", "samler", and "samlmer". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "Sommer", "summer", "sample", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sammler, spelled S-A-M-M-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die Gegenstände einer bestimmten Art (z. B. Münzen, Briefmarken, Karten) sammelt, meist als Hobby
  2. 2
    großes Rohr der Kanalisation

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ansichtskarten aus der Zeit vor 1945 sind bei Sammlern sehr beliebt.
  2. „Meine Grundschullehrerin hieß auch Friede, denkt der Wolfram in mir, und meine finnische Liebe wurde auf den Namen Pia-Maria getauft, was nicht eben nach Jägern und Sammlern klingt.“

This word in other languages

collector(English)collectionneur(Français)coletor(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmmler
  • samler
  • samlmer
  • sammelr
  • sammlerr
  • sammller
  • sammlre
  • smamler
  • ssammler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sammler - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

asmmler2samler1samlmer2sammelr2sammlerr1sammller1sammlre2smamler2
Edit distance from "Sammler"

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 "Sammler"?
"Sammler" is spelled S-A-M-M-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzamlɐ].
What does "Sammler" mean?
As a noun, "Sammler" means: Person, die Gegenstände einer bestimmten Art (z. B. Münzen, Briefmarken, Karten) sammelt, meist als Hobby
What words are commonly confused with "Sammler"?
"Sammler" is commonly confused with "Sommer", "summer", "sample". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Sammler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sammler" is [ˈzamlɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sammler" come from?
"Sammler" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

riechen#9,254Schrott#9,258siebten#9,263steckte#9,273

Similar misspelling depth

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

regelt9 variantsnervig9 variantsMohammed9 variantsliebst9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list