Samsung
/ˈsæm.sʌŋ/
"samsung" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Samsung” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,915. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #5,915
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
Corpus desk
Index EN-samsung · Samsung · English
Samsung · rank #5,915 · 11 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-COMMON #5,915
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH ridge
Nearest frequency peer: ridge (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Samsung”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- rev
rev
94,089 corpus weight
- Richmond
Richmond
94,088 corpus weight
- ridge
ridge
94,087 corpus weight
- Samsung
Samsung
94,086 corpus weight
- sealed
sealed
94,084 corpus weight
- sounded
sounded
94,083 corpus weight
What this shows “Samsung” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Samsung |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈsæm.sʌŋ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #5,915 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Samsung”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around Samsung (IPA /ˈsæm.sʌŋ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #5,915 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Samsung, with forms such as "asmsung", "sammsung", and "samsnug". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Samson", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity. The correct English form is Samsung, spelled S-A-M-S-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1A South Korean conglomerate company which manufactures electronics and ships.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Samsung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[Some of] them, potentially, are the Sonys and Samsungs of tomorrow. Some companies try to lure customers to their booths with food: a soft ice cream machine maker plies passersby with free cones, a wine fountain maker touts cups of sour red.
Now they are required to be profitable and may find that North Korea is not worth the risk. Perhaps North Korea will need to found its own Hyundais and Samsungs and hire South Koreans as executives and consultants.
Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 삼성(三星) (Samseong), literally tristar or three stars, combined to represent powerful eternity.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- asmsung
- sammsung
- samsnug
- samssung
- samsugn
- samsungg
- samsunng
- samusng
- sasmung
- smasung
- ssamsung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Samsung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Samsung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).