Which to use
“sam” is an adverb and “spams” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,285
- “sam” frequency rank
- #36,599
- “spams” frequency rank
- 40884
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sam | spams |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Du tout (combiné avec la négation). | Pluriel de spam. |
Letter map: sam vs spams
Shared letters muted; letters that set sam and spams apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - sam and spams
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: sam is anadverb and spamsanoun. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sam is recorded at frequency rank #4,285, classified as anadv. spams is at rank #36,599, tagged as anoun, pronounced \spam\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40884, this pair ranks #237,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sam vs spams
Shared letters: ams. Private to "sam": -. Private to "spams": p.
"sam" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "spams" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- spams ← psams · sapms · spamms · spamss · spasm · spmas · sppams · sspams
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sam" and "spams" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "sam" or "spams" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "sam" vs "spams" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "sam" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spams" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,188 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sam" and "spams" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seals vs spams". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #237,188 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.