Samuel

\sa.mɥɛl\

/\sa.mɥɛl\/ name

The verdict

“Samuel” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,238. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,238
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-samuel · Samuel · French

Samuel · rank #6,238 · 8 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,238
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH serment

Nearest frequency peer: serment (+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 « Samuel »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Samuel » 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).

Samuel vs saul
50% similar
Samuel vs saoul
50% similar
Samuel vs sexuel
50% similar

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

Key facts for Samuel
PropertyValue
HeadwordSamuel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\sa.mɥɛl\
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,238
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Samuel »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Samuelse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « serment » (#6,239), « salade » (#6,236), « serons » (#6,240). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Samuel » est au #6,238. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Samuel (IPA \sa.mɥɛl\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #6,238 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Samuel, with forms such as "asmuel", "sameul", and "sammuel". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 9 confusable-pair relationships, "saul", "saoul", "sexuel", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

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 Samuel, spelled S-A-M-U-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les gérants de l’ancien parc saint-georgeais, Samuel Lesueur et Yann Cosson sont déjà plongés dans une bataille judiciaire avec la Ville de Saint-Georges-de-Didonne qui a décidé de se séparer d’eux.
  2. Pau, Camille, Juliette, Tiphaine, Laura et Samuel, tous proches de la trentaine, ont choisi de fonder une éco-location, dans le 12ᵉ arrondissement.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asmuel
  • sameul
  • sammuel
  • samuell
  • samule
  • saumel
  • smauel
  • ssamuel

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

asmuel2sameul2sammuel1samuell1samule2saumel2smauel2ssamuel1
Edit distance from "Samuel"

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 "Samuel"?
"Samuel" is spelled S-A-M-U-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \sa.mɥɛl\.
What does "Samuel" mean?
As a proper noun, "Samuel" means: Prénom masculin.
What words are commonly confused with "Samuel"?
"Samuel" is commonly confused with "saul", "saoul", "sexuel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Samuel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Samuel" is \sa.mɥɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Samuel" come from?
"Samuel" 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 "Samuel", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list