Sandkastenliebe
German, noun/ˈzantkastənˌliːbə/
Sandkastenliebe is spelled S-A-N-D-K-A-S-T-E-N-L-I-E-B-E (15 letters) and appears about once in every 71 million words in written German, the 522,009th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sandkastenliebe is a German feminine noun meaning “playground love (romantic connection between two children before puberty)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Mensch, den jemand als seine erste Liebe im Kindesalter (im Sandkasten) ansieht”.
What does Sandkastenliebe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplayground love (romantic connection between two children before puberty)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mensch, den jemand als seine erste Liebe im Kindesalter (im Sandkasten) ansieht
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sandkastenliebe
- Sandkastenlieben plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sandkastenliebe?
- /ˈzantkastənˌliːbə/
- [ˈzantkastn̩ˌliːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Sandkastenliebe in German?
Sandkastenliebe appears about once in every 71 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).