saman
/ˈsaman/noun
saman is spelled S-A-M-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, saman means “A fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of saman is samans.
How many letters and syllables are in saman?
| Letters | 5: S-A-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is saman?
Saman appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce saman?
- /ˈsaman/
- [ˈsa˧man˦]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with saman?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as saman.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mansa.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of saman
- samans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does saman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialinformalA fine; a monetary penalty imposed for breaking the law.
- 2
Alternative form of zaman
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does saman come from?
Borrowed from Malay saman (“fine, financial penalty”), from English summons. Doublet of summons.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).