Sandpapier
[ˈzantpaˌpiːɐ̯]
The verdict
“Sandpapier” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit feinen Sandkörnern beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient
Corpus desk
Index DE-sandpapier · Sandpapier · German
Sandpapier · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Sandpapier |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzantpaˌpiːɐ̯] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sandpapier“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sandpapier is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzantpaˌpiːɐ̯]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit feinen Sandkörnern beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient".
No misspelling variants are generated for Sandpapier in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Sandpapier, spelled S-A-N-D-P-A-P-I-E-R.
Definition
- 1mit feinen Sandkörnern beschichtetes Stück Papier, das als Schleifmittel dient
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sandpapier appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der Baumarkt hatte viele verschiedene Sorten Sandpapier.
Sandpapier dient dem Schleifen von Oberflächen.
Synonyms
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.