sandig

[ˈzandɪç]

/[ˈzandɪç]/ adj

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The verdict

“sandig” is uncommon German (frequency #57,376 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,376
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sand enthaltend (z. B. Boden), mit Sand vermengt oder bedeckt

Corpus desk

Index DE-sandig · sandig · German

sandig · rank #57,376 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,376
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH sampler

Nearest frequency peer: sampler (-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 „sandig“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for sandig
PropertyValue
Headwordsandig
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzandɪç]
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,376
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „sandig“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).sandigfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „sampler“ (#57,375), „sani“ (#57,377), „salopp“ (#57,374). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „sandig“ bei #57,376. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

sandig is uncommon German at frequency #57,376 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzandɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sand enthaltend (z. B. Boden), mit Sand vermengt oder bedeckt".

sandig has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sandig, spelled S-A-N-D-I-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sand enthaltend (z. B. Boden), mit Sand vermengt oder bedeckt

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. „Das Interesse für diese Exekution war wohl auch in der Strafkolonie nicht sehr groß. Wenigstens war hier in dem tiefen, sandigen, von kahlen Abhängen ringsum abgeschlossenen kleinen Tal außer dem Offizier und dem Reisenden nur der Verurteilte […] und ein Soldat zugegen […].“

This word in other languages

sandy(English)arenoso(Español)sablonneux(Français)

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 "sandig"?
"sandig" is spelled S-A-N-D-I-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzandɪç].
What does "sandig" mean?
As an adjective, "sandig" means: Sand enthaltend (z. B. Boden), mit Sand vermengt oder bedeckt
How do you pronounce "sandig"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sandig" is [ˈzandɪç]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sandig" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salopp#57,374seicht#57,396Skiern#57,408Ration#57,340

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list