Sandmann
German, noun/ˈzantˌman/
Sandmann is spelled S-A-N-D-M-A-N-N (8 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sandmann is a German masculine noun meaning “sandman” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Figur des westlichen Volksmythos, die kleine Kinder besucht und zum Einschlafen bringt, indem sie ihnen Sand…”.
What does Sandmann mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinesandman
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Figur des westlichen Volksmythos, die kleine Kinder besucht und zum Einschlafen bringt, indem sie ihnen Sand in die Augen streut 2. im Herzogtum Schleswig verwendete Bezeichnung für einen Titel von Gerichtsbeisitzern im Dänischen Königreich
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 Sandmann
- Sandmannes genitive
- Sandmanns genitive
- Sandmänner plural
- Sandmännchen diminutive neuter
- Sandmanne dative singular
- Sandmännern dative definite plural
- Sandmännlein diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sandmann?
- /ˈzantˌman/
- [ˈzantˌman]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sandmann
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sandmann in German?
Sandmann appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).