samt

\zamt\

/\zamt\/ prep

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Y compris, avec.

Corpus desk

Index FR-samt · samt · French

samt · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • 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 samt
PropertyValue
Headwordsamt
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\zamt\
Letters4
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « samt » en français

samtreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

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

Rare enough to double-check

samt is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \zamt\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Y compris, avec.".

Zero misspellings are on record for samt in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is samt, spelled S-A-M-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Y compris, avec.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Der Mann wurde zu acht Jahren Gefängnislager verurteilt und samt Frau und Kinder dorthin gebracht.
  2. In einem separaten Topf Butter schmelzen, Mehl hinzufügen und anschwitzen. Langsam und unter ständigem Rühren die Mehlschwitze mit dem Sud ablöschen und unter Rühren aufkochen lassen, bis die Soße bindet. (...) die Kapern samt Saft zur Soße geben und nach Belieben mit Salz und Pfeffer abschmecken.

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 "samt"?
"samt" is spelled S-A-M-T. The IPA pronunciation is \zamt\.
What does "samt" mean?
As a preposition, "samt" means: Y compris, avec.
How do you pronounce "samt"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "samt" is \zamt\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "samt" come from?
"samt" 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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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list