Samaria

[saˈmaɾja]

/[saˈmaɾja]/ name

The verdict

“Samaria” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,612 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,612
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Región situada en el norte de la margen occidental del río Jordán. Su nombre deriva de la antigua ciudad bíblica del mismo nombre, situada en una colina al noroeste de Siquem (Shechem, en hebreo), ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-samaria · Samaria · Spanish

Samaria · rank #59,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,612
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sajón

Nearest frequency peer: sajón (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Samaria”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Samaria” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Samaria
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamaria
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[saˈmaɾja]
Letters7
Frequency rank#59,612
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Samaria” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).Samariacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “sajón” (#59,611), “sanado” (#59,613), “rutinariamente” (#59,610). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “Samaria” va en #59,612. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Samaria is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,612 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [saˈmaɾja]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Región situada en el norte de la margen occidental del río Jordán. Su nombre deriva de la antigua ciudad bíblica del mismo nombre, situada en una colina al noroeste de Siquem (Shechem, en hebreo), ...".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Samaria, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is Samaria, spelled S-A-M-A-R-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Región situada en el norte de la margen occidental del río Jordán. Su nombre deriva de la antigua ciudad bíblica del mismo nombre, situada en una colina al noroeste de Siquem (Shechem, en hebreo), que se encuentra cerca del centro de Samaria, y fue la capital del Reino de Israel

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Samaria"?
"Samaria" is spelled S-A-M-A-R-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈmaɾja].
What does "Samaria" mean?
As a proper noun, "Samaria" means: Región situada en el norte de la margen occidental del río Jordán. Su nombre deriva de la antigua ciudad bíblica del mismo nombre, situada en una colina al noroeste de Siquem (Shechem, en hebreo), ...
How do you pronounce "Samaria"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samaria" is [saˈmaɾja]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Samaria", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list