# Samoan

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,271

## Definitions
1. A person from Samoa or of Samoan descent.
2. The Samoan language.

## Etymology
From Samoa + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Simon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-simon)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-satan)
- **Saxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-saxon)
- **Sloan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-sloan)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-saran)
- **Samson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-samson)
- **shaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-shaman)
- **seaman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoan-vs-seaman)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salon-vs-samoan)
- **Samoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samoa-vs-samoan)
- **samba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samba-vs-samoan)
- **Saban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saban-vs-samoan)
- **Sagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagan-vs-samoan)
- **Samar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/samar-vs-samoan)
- **salmon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salmon-vs-samoan)
- **saloon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saloon-vs-samoan)
- **Salman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salman-vs-samoan)
- **Saipan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saipan-vs-samoan)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asmoan`, `samaon`, `sammoan`, `samoann`, `samona`, `saoman`, `smaoan`, `ssamoan`

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