# safari vs Samaria

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### safari
*noun · IPA /səˈfɑːɹ.i/ · frequency rank #12,494*
A trip into any undeveloped area to see, photograph or to hunt wild animals in their own environment.

### Samaria
*name · IPA /səˈmɑːɹi.ə/ · frequency rank #45,069*
Former name of Sebastia: a city in the West Bank, Palestine; the ancient capital of the Kingdom of Israel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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