# sandman vs Sandra

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sandman
*noun · IPA /ˈsænd.mæn/ · frequency rank #29,823*
A figure that brings sleep and dreams by sprinkling magical sand into people's eyes.

### Sandra
*name · IPA /ˈsandɹə/ · frequency rank #9,667*
A female given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandman-vs-sandra