Sandmann
[ˈzantˌman]
The verdict
“Sandmann” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #32,245 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #32,245
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 11
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Figur des westlichen Volksmythos, die kleine Kinder besucht und zum Einschlafen bringt, indem sie ihnen Sand in die Augen streut
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sandmann |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzantˌman] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #32,245 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Sandmann” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Sandmann is 8 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzantˌman]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,245 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Sandmann, with forms such as "asndmann", "sadnmann", and "sandamnn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sandmann, spelled S-A-N-D-M-A-N-N.
Definition
- 1Figur des westlichen Volksmythos, die kleine Kinder besucht und zum Einschlafen bringt, indem sie ihnen Sand in die Augen streut
- 2im Herzogtum Schleswig verwendete Bezeichnung für einen Titel von Gerichtsbeisitzern im Dänischen Königreich
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: asndmann,sadnmann,sandamnn,sanddmann,sandman,sandmmann,sandmnan,sanmdann,sanndmann,snadmann,ssandmann
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Sandmann - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Sandmann”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-A-N-D-M-A-N-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzantˌman] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.