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 May 6, 2026) - Cycle des réincarnations conditionné par le karma.
| 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) |
Where “saṃsāra” sits in French frequency
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.
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.
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Using “saṃsāra”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is S-A-Ṃ-S-Ā-R-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \sam.sa.ʁa\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.