sampler

[sɑ̃plœʁ]

/[sɑ̃plœʁ]/ noun

The verdict

“sampler” is uncommon German (frequency #57,375 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,375
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gerät für das Sampling; Sampler

Corpus desk

Index DE-sampler · sampler · German

sampler · rank #57,375 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,375
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH salopp

Nearest frequency peer: salopp (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „sampler“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sampler
PropertyValue
Headwordsampler
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[sɑ̃plœʁ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#57,375
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sampler“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „salopp“ (#57,374), „sandig“ (#57,376), „sakrale“ (#57,373). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sampler“ bei #57,375. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sampler is uncommon German at frequency #57,375 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [sɑ̃plœʁ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gerät für das Sampling; Sampler".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sampler, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is sampler, spelled S-A-M-P-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Gerät für das Sampling; Sampler

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 "sampler"?
"sampler" is spelled S-A-M-P-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [sɑ̃plœʁ].
What does "sampler" mean?
As a noun, "sampler" means: Gerät für das Sampling; Sampler
How do you pronounce "sampler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sampler" is [sɑ̃plœʁ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sampler" come from?
"sampler" 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 "sampler", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list