# Samson vs Simeon

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Samson
*name · IPA /ˈsæmsən/ · frequency rank #17,475*
An Israelite judge in the Old Testament who performed feats of strength against the Philistines but was betrayed by Delilah his mistress.

### Simeon
*name · IPA /ˈsɪ.mi.ən/ · frequency rank #28,020*
Second son of Jacob, by his wife Leah.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samson-vs-simeon