samara
/ˈsæmərə/noun
samara is spelled S-A-M-A-R-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, samara means “The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of samara is samaras or samarae.
How many letters and syllables are in samara?
| Letters | 6: S-A-M-A-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 44,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is samara?
Samara appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 44,209th 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 samara?
- US /ˈsæmərə/
- US /səˈmɛrə/
- UK /ˈsæmərə/
Samara has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-samara.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of samara
- samaras plural
- samarae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does samara mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.
The fruit is a nut, samara or drupe, containing a single seed with a straight embryo and little or no endosperm.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Samara in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense winged indehiscent fruit:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | samare |
| German | Flügelnuss, Samara |
| Portuguese | sâmara |
| Spanish | sámara |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does samara come from?
From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).