Samuel

/[saˈmwel]/ name

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#6,730

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

7

similar word pairs

Samuel is aSpanishname. It means: Nombre de pila de varón. Pronounced [saˈmwel]. It ranks #6,730 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with Saúl and saque.

Key facts for Samuel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamuel
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechName
IPA[saˈmwel]
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,730
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Samuel in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for Samuel is 6 letters long, classified as aname, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [saˈmwel]. Corpus data places it at rank #6,730 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for Samuel, with forms such as "asmuel", "sameul", and "sammuel". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Saúl", "saque", "saquen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is Samuel, spelled S-A-M-U-E-L, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nombre de pila de varón.
  2. 2
    Libro de la Biblia, parte del Antiguo Testamento.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: asmuel,sameul,sammuel,samuell,samule,saumel,smauel,ssamuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Samuel

Misspelling Variants of "Samuel"

asmuel6sameul6sammuel7samuell7samule6saumel6smauel6ssamuel7
Misspelling Variants of "Samuel"

Frequency rank: #6,730 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Samuel"?
"Samuel" is spelled S-A-M-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is [saˈmwel].
What does "Samuel" mean?
As a name, "Samuel" means: Nombre de pila de varón.
What words are commonly confused with "Samuel"?
"Samuel" is commonly confused with "Saúl", "saque", "saquen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Samuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samuel" is [saˈmwel]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samuel" come from?
"Samuel" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.