Which to use
“samouraïs” and “Samurai” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #34,302
- “samouraïs” frequency rank
- #43,136
- “Samurai” frequency rank
- 77438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | samouraïs | Samurai |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de samouraï. | Samouraï. |
Where the eye mixes samouraïs and Samurai
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. samouraïs runs 9 letters (CVCVVCVCC) against Samurai's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: samouraïs vs Samurai
A purely visual mix-up. samouraïs (\sa.mu.ʁaj\) and Samurai (\zamuˈʁaɪ̯\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
samouraïs is recorded at frequency rank #34,302, classified as anoun, pronounced \sa.mu.ʁaj\. Samurai is at rank #43,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced \zamuˈʁaɪ̯\.
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 77438, this pair ranks #28,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of samouraïs vs Samurai
Shared letters: amrsu. Private to "samouraïs": oï. Private to "Samurai": i.
"samouraïs" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCVCC · "Samurai" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Samurai ← asmurai · sammurai · samruai · samuari · samuria · samurrai · saumrai · smaurai
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "samouraïs" and "Samurai" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "samouraïs" vs "Samurai" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "samouraïs" and "Samurai" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "samouraïs" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Samurai" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,366 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "samouraïs" and "Samurai" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Samira vs Samurai". 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 #28,366 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.