# sample vs simply

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### simply
*adverb · IPA \ˈsɪm.pli\ · frequency rank #46,452*
Ne … que, seulement.

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