# sample vs simple

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### sample
*noun · IPA \sɑ̃pl\ · frequency rank #40,483*
Variante de semple.

### simple
*adjective · IPA \sɛ̃pl\ · frequency rank #457*
Qui n’est pas composé.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/sample-vs-simple