sample

/ˈsɑːm.pəl/

//ˈsɑːm.pəl// noun

The verdict

“sample” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,293 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,293
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Muestra.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sample · sample · Spanish

sample · rank #72,293 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,293
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH saltones

Nearest frequency peer: saltones (-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 “sample”

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 “sample” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sample
PropertyValue
Headwordsample
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɑːm.pəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#72,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “sample” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).samplecae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “saltones” (#72,292), “sanadora” (#72,294), “sancionaron” (#72,295). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sample” va en #72,293. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sample is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,293 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsɑːm.pəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Muestra.".

sample doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is sample, spelled S-A-M-P-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Muestra.

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 "sample"?
"sample" is spelled S-A-M-P-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɑːm.pəl/.
What does "sample" mean?
As a noun, "sample" means: Muestra.
How do you pronounce "sample"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sample" is /ˈsɑːm.pəl/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sample" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list