saṃsāra
\sam.sa.ʁa\
The verdict
“saṃsāra” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Cycle des réincarnations conditionné par le karma.
Corpus desk
Index FR-samsara · saṃsāra · French
saṃsāra · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | saṃsāra |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sam.sa.ʁa\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « saṃsāra » en français
Rare enough to double-check
saṃsāra is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sam.sa.ʁa\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Cycle des réincarnations conditionné par le karma.".
No misspelling variants are generated for saṃsāra in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is saṃsāra, spelled S-A-Ṃ-S-Ā-R-A.
Definition
- 1Cycle des réincarnations conditionné par le karma.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how saṃsāra appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
En tant que réservoir d'un nombre infini d’êtres animés illusionnés, le saṃsāra n’a donc ni commencement ni fin. Mais en tant que condition d’existence individuelle, il s’achève définitivement lors de la cessation des passions et de leurs causes dans le continuum mental. C’est alors l’atteinte de la délivrance appelée nirvāṇa.
Le mot nirvāṇa désigne la cessation de la transmigration ou succession indéfinie des existences que les Indiens appellent saṃsāra
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.