sampeln
[ˈsɛmpl̩n]
The verdict
“sampeln” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus bereits vorhandenen musikalischen Beiträgen etwas Neues (Sampling) mixen; kürzere Teile bereits vorhandener musikalischer Beiträge bearbeiten (und dann veröffentlichen)
Corpus desk
Index DE-sampeln · sampeln · German
sampeln · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sampeln |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈsɛmpl̩n] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „sampeln“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
sampeln is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈsɛmpl̩n]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for sampeln in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sampeln, spelled S-A-M-P-E-L-N.
Definition
- 1aus bereits vorhandenen musikalischen Beiträgen etwas Neues (Sampling) mixen; kürzere Teile bereits vorhandener musikalischer Beiträge bearbeiten (und dann veröffentlichen)
- 2eine Auswahl bekannter musikalischer Beiträge eines Künstlers zur erneuten Veröffentlichung (Sampler) zusammenstellen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sampeln appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Wir sampelten, spaßeshalber, dieses Vorbild aller Samples, jenen Baßlauf eben, und bauten ein Stück drumherum.“
„Da ist erst einmal die leidige Sample-Frage zu klären, also: Darf ich überhaupt sampeln? Was darf ich sampeln? Wen muß ich um Erlaubnis fragen?“
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.