# Samoan vs shaman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Samoan
*noun · frequency rank #34,271*
A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.

### shaman
*noun · IPA /ˈʃɑːmən/ · frequency rank #21,932*
A traditional faith healer.

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