Sandbank

[ˈzantˌbaŋk]

/[ˈzantˌbaŋk]/ noun

The verdict

“Sandbank” is uncommon German (frequency #63,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,724
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine Ablagerung von Sand oder Kies am Grund von Meeren und Flüssen, die wenigstens zeitweise aus dem Wasser ragt, gebildet durch die Tide und Strömung

Corpus desk

Index DE-sandbank · Sandbank · German

Sandbank · rank #63,724 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,724
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sampling

Nearest frequency peer: sampling (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Sandbank“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Sandbank“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sandbank
PropertyValue
HeadwordSandbank
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzantˌbaŋk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,724
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sandbank“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Sandbankfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sampling“ (#63,723), „salvator“ (#63,722), „Satteldach“ (#63,726). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sandbank“ bei #63,724. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sandbank is uncommon German at frequency #63,724 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzantˌbaŋk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "eine Ablagerung von Sand oder Kies am Grund von Meeren und Flüssen, die wenigstens zeitweise aus dem Wasser ragt, gebildet durch die Tide und Strömung".

Sandbank doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sandbank, spelled S-A-N-D-B-A-N-K.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine Ablagerung von Sand oder Kies am Grund von Meeren und Flüssen, die wenigstens zeitweise aus dem Wasser ragt, gebildet durch die Tide und Strömung

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sandbänke können für Schiffe gefährlich werden.
  2. „Kurz vor Sonnenuntergang legte Moussa die Piroge auf eine Sandbank mitten im Fluss.“

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sandbank"?
"Sandbank" is spelled S-A-N-D-B-A-N-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzantˌbaŋk].
What does "Sandbank" mean?
As a noun, "Sandbank" means: eine Ablagerung von Sand oder Kies am Grund von Meeren und Flüssen, die wenigstens zeitweise aus dem Wasser ragt, gebildet durch die Tide und Strömung
How do you pronounce "Sandbank"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sandbank" is [ˈzantˌbaŋk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sandbank" come from?
"Sandbank" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Sandbank", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list