samare

\sa.maʁ\

/\sa.maʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“samare” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
6
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akène dont le péricarpe se prolonge par une excroissance en forme d’aile qui favorise une dissémination de la graine par le vent. (→ voir anémochorie).

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Index FR-samare · samare · French

samare · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for samare
PropertyValue
Headwordsamare
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.maʁ\
Letters6
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « samare » en français

samaren'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

samare is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sa.maʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Akène dont le péricarpe se prolonge par une excroissance en forme d’aile qui favorise une dissémination de la graine par le vent. (→ voir anémochorie).".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for samare, 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.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is samare, spelled S-A-M-A-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akène dont le péricarpe se prolonge par une excroissance en forme d’aile qui favorise une dissémination de la graine par le vent. (→ voir anémochorie).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how samare appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les érables, le frêne, l’orme ou le tulipier sont des arbres à samares.
  2. Il aimait le tronc bossué de l’orme, dont chaque loupe pousse, avec de tendres rejetons, des touffes de feuilles dentelées et des samares de papier.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "samare"?
"samare" is spelled S-A-M-A-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.maʁ\.
What does "samare" mean?
As a noun, "samare" means: Akène dont le péricarpe se prolonge par une excroissance en forme d’aile qui favorise une dissémination de la graine par le vent. (→ voir anémochorie).
How do you pronounce "samare"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "samare" is \sa.maʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "samare" come from?
"samare" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list