# samara

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæmərə/ · frequency rank #44,470

## Definitions
1. The winged indehiscent fruit of trees such as the ash, elm or maple.

## Etymology
From Latin samara (“elm seed”), from a Gaulish term derived from Proto-Celtic *samos (“summer”).

## Easily confused with
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-sara)
- **smart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-smart)
- **Samoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-samoa)
- **samba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-samba)
- **Sanaa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-sanaa)
- **Sandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-sandra)
- **samurai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-samurai)
- **Sumatra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-sumatra)
- **Samaria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samara-vs-samaria)
- **Samar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-samara)
- **Sagar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagar-vs-samara)
- **salary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salary-vs-samara)
- **safari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/safari-vs-samara)
- **Sahara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sahara-vs-samara)
- **sakura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sakura-vs-samara)
- **Saharan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saharan-vs-samara)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asmara`, `saamra`, `samaar`, `samarra`, `sammara`, `samraa`, `smaara`, `ssamara`

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