Samuels

[ˈzaːmueːls]

/[ˈzaːmueːls]/ noun

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The verdict

“Samuels” is uncommon German (frequency #77,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,265
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Samuel

Corpus desk

Index DE-samuels · Samuels · German

Samuels · rank #77,265 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #77,265
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sammlers

Nearest frequency peer: Sammlers (-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 „Samuels“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Samuels
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamuels
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzaːmueːls]
Letters7
Frequency rank#77,265
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Samuels“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Samuelsfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sammlers“ (#77,264), „Salinen“ (#77,263), „Sarnen“ (#77,267). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Samuels“ bei #77,265. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samuels is uncommon German at frequency #77,265 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzaːmueːls]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Samuels in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, 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 Samuels, spelled S-A-M-U-E-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Samuel
  2. 2
    Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Samuel
  3. 3
    Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Samuel
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural des Substantivs Samuel
  5. 5
    Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Samuel

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 "Samuels"?
"Samuels" is spelled S-A-M-U-E-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzaːmueːls].
What does "Samuels" mean?
As a noun, "Samuels" means: Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Samuel
How do you pronounce "Samuels"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samuels" is [ˈzaːmueːls]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samuels" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Salinen#77,263Rochade#77,251Referee#77,232Spangen#77,340

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list