Samoa
/səˈmoʊ.ə/noun
Samoa is spelled S-A-M-O-A: 5 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Samoa means “A kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Samoa is Samoas.
How many letters and syllables are in Samoa?
| Letters | 5: S-A-M-O-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 Samoa?
Samoa appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 Samoa?
- Australia /səˈmoʊ.ə/
- Australia /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/
- /ˈsaːˌmaʉ̯.ə/
Samoa 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: En-us-Samoa.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Soundguys-Samoa.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Samoa
- Samoas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Samoa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA kind of cookie with coconut flavoring, often sold by Girl Scouts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Samoa come from?
Borrowed from Samoan Sāmoa. See there for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).