Samos

[ˈzaːmɔs]

/[ˈzaːmɔs]/ name

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The verdict

“Samos” is uncommon German (frequency #54,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#54,048
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - griechische Insel im östlichen Mittelmeer

Corpus desk

Index DE-samos · Samos · German

Samos · rank #54,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #54,048
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH SATA

Nearest frequency peer: SATA (+2 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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Samos“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Samos“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Samos
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamos
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈzaːmɔs]
Letters5
Frequency rank#54,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Samos“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Samosfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „SATA“ (#54,050), „Sachbeschädigungen“ (#54,045), „Satzbau“ (#54,051). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Samos“ bei #54,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samos is uncommon German at frequency #54,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈzaːmɔs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "griechische Insel im östlichen Mittelmeer".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Samos, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Samos, spelled S-A-M-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    griechische Insel im östlichen Mittelmeer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Im September waren wir auf Samos.

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 "Samos"?
"Samos" is spelled S-A-M-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːmɔs].
What does "Samos" mean?
As a proper noun, "Samos" means: griechische Insel im östlichen Mittelmeer
How do you pronounce "Samos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samos" is [ˈzaːmɔs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samos" come from?
"Samos" 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 "Samos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

seems#54,069sheet#54,074rares#54,013simba#54,083

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list