SAMI
/ˈsɑːmi/noun
SAMI is spelled S-A-M-I: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, SAMI means “At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of SAMI is Samis or Sámis.
How many letters and syllables are in SAMI?
| Letters | 4: S-A-M-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.2 times per million words; the 18,537th 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 SAMI?
SAMI appears 2.2 times per million words in written English, the 18,537th 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 SAMI?
- /ˈsɑːmi/
- /ˈsæmi/
SAMI has 2 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-Sami.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Sami2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of SAMI
- Samis plural
- Saami
- Sámi
- Sámis plural
- SAMIs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does SAMI mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
At West Point, a Saturday morning inspection of a cadet's room.
noun
- 1
A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.
- 2
Alternative form of swami.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the Sami people of northern Scandinavia, or the Sami languages.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of Sami.
adjective
- 1
Alternative spelling of Sami.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
SAMI in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Sami , sami, same, lapon |
| German | Same, Samin , samisch, lappisch |
| Portuguese | lapão, lapónio, lapônio, saami, sami |
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.