Sandplatz

[ˈzantˌplat͡s]

/[ˈzantˌplat͡s]/ noun

The verdict

“Sandplatz” is uncommon German (frequency #97,630 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#97,630
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Court/Sportplatz, dessen Fläche mit Sand präpariert ist

Corpus desk

Index DE-sandplatz · Sandplatz · German

Sandplatz · rank #97,630 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #97,630
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sandgrube

Nearest frequency peer: Sandgrube (-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 „Sandplatz“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Sandplatz
PropertyValue
HeadwordSandplatz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzantˌplat͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#97,630
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Sandplatz“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Sandplatzfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sandgrube“ (#97,629), „santé“ (#97,631), „Sammelplatz“ (#97,628). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Sandplatz“ bei #97,630. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Sandplatz is uncommon German at frequency #97,630 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzantˌplat͡s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Sandplatz, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Sandplatz, spelled S-A-N-D-P-L-A-T-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    Court/Sportplatz, dessen Fläche mit Sand präpariert ist
  2. 2
    größere Fläche mit einem Belag aus Sand

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Kostjuk, die am liebsten auf Sandplätzen spielt, begann im Alter von fünf Jahren mit dem Tennissport.“
  2. „Nadals bevorzugter Belag ist der Sandplatz, auf dem er die meisten Erfolge errungen hat.“

Synonyms

Antonyms

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 "Sandplatz"?
"Sandplatz" is spelled S-A-N-D-P-L-A-T-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzantˌplat͡s].
What does "Sandplatz" mean?
As a noun, "Sandplatz" means: Court/Sportplatz, dessen Fläche mit Sand präpariert ist
How do you pronounce "Sandplatz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sandplatz" is [ˈzantˌplat͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sandplatz" come from?
"Sandplatz" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list