samouraïs

\sa.mu.ʁaj\

/\sa.mu.ʁaj\/ noun

The verdict

“samouraïs” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #34,302. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,302
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-samourais · samouraïs · French

samouraïs · rank #34,302 · 12 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,302
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH rétractation

Nearest frequency peer: rétractation (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « samouraïs »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « samouraïs » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

samouraïs vs saurais
67% similar
samouraïs vs Samurai
56% similar
samouraïs vs samouraï
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for samouraïs
PropertyValue
Headwordsamouraïs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sa.mu.ʁaj\
Letters9
Frequency rank#34,302
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « samouraïs »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.samouraïsse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rétractation » (#34,301), « sanguines » (#34,303), « sardine » (#34,304). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « samouraïs » est au #34,302. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around samouraïs (IPA \sa.mu.ʁaj\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #34,302 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de samouraï.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for samouraïs, with forms such as "asmouraïs", "sammouraïs", and "samoruaïs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "saurais", "Samurai", "samouraï", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is samouraïs, spelled S-A-M-O-U-R-A-Ï-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de samouraï.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À Seki, une petite ville du centre du Japon autrefois réputée pour ses sabres de samouraïs, des artisans affûtent et polissent des couteaux de cuisine à tour de bras.
  2. Ainsi, tandis que les samouraïs jouissaient de privilèges, leurs diktats sévères régissaient chaque aspect intime de la société, imposant des privations aux paysans et aux parias.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmouraïs
  • sammouraïs
  • samoruaïs
  • samouarïs
  • samourasï
  • samouraïss
  • samourraïs
  • samourïas
  • samuoraïs
  • saomuraïs
  • smaouraïs
  • ssamouraïs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of samouraïs - 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.

asmouraïs2sammouraïs1samoruaïs2samouarïs2samourasï2samouraïss1samourraïs1samourïas2
Edit distance from "samouraïs"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "samouraïs"?
"samouraïs" is spelled S-A-M-O-U-R-A-Ï-S. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.mu.ʁaj\.
What does "samouraïs" mean?
As a noun, "samouraïs" means: Pluriel de samouraï.
What words are commonly confused with "samouraïs"?
"samouraïs" is commonly confused with "saurais", "Samurai", "samouraï". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "samouraïs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "samouraïs" is \sa.mu.ʁaj\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "samouraïs" come from?
"samouraïs" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list