# Samar

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsa.mɐɾ/ · frequency rank #37,666

## Definitions
1. An island of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines.
2. A province of Eastern Visayas, Visayas, Philippines. Capital: Catbalogan. Largest city: Calbayog.

## Etymology
From Spanish Sámar, from Waray-Waray samad.

## Easily confused with
- **Sar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sar)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sma)
- **same** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-same)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-star)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sara)
- **scar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-scar)
- **soar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-soar)
- **Sami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sami)
- **soma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-soma)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sata)
- **spar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-spar)
- **sear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sear)
- **saya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-saya)
- **smart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-smart)
- **sugar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sugar)
- **solar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-solar)
- **swear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-swear)
- **Sarah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-sarah)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-satan)
- **spear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-spear)

## Common misspellings (7)
`asmar`, `saamr`, `samarr`, `sammar`, `samra`, `smaar`, `ssamar`

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