# Sami

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɑːmi/ · frequency rank #18,686

## Definitions
1. A member of an indigenous Finno-Ugric people of Lapland.

## Etymology
From Northern Sami Sápmi, from one of the Sami languages, of uncertain origin/meaning, but possibly related to Proto-Balto-Slavic *źémē (“land”). More at Sápmi and Sami.

## Easily confused with
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-si)
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sm)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-saw)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-san)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sat)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sum)
- **ski** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-ski)
- **SCI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sci)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sim)
- **SMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sms)
- **sap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sap)
- **SMH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-smh)
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sas)
- **shi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-shi)
- **Sao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sao)
- **sem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sem)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-som)
- **Sar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sar)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sami-vs-sax)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asmi`, `saim`, `sammi`, `smai`, `ssami`

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