Samoan
/səˈməʊ.ən/noun, adjective
Samoan is spelled S-A-M-O-A-N: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Samoan means “A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Samoan is Samoans.
How many letters and syllables are in Samoan?
| Letters | 6: S-A-M-O-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd 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 Samoan?
Samoan appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 Samoan?
- /səˈməʊ.ən/
- /ˈsɑː.məʊ.ən/
- /ˈsaː.mo.an/
Samoan 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-Samoan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Samoan
- Samoans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Samoan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
- 2
The Samoan language.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Samoa, the Samoan people or the Samoan language.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Samoan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Samoan, Samoen, Samoën, Samoïen , samoan |
| German | Samoaner, Samoanerin , samoanisch |
| Portuguese | samoano |
| Spanish | samoano, samoana |
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 Samoan come from?
From Samoa + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).