sandal
/ˈsændəl/noun, verb
sandal is spelled S-A-N-D-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sandal means “A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sandal is sandals.
How many letters and syllables are in sandal?
| Letters | 6: S-A-N-D-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,393rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is sandal?
Sandal appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,393rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce sandal?
- /ˈsændəl/
Sandal has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sandal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sandal
- sandals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sandaling US, participle, present
- sandalling UK, participle, present
- sandaled US, participle, past
- sandalled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sandal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A type of open shoe made up of straps or bands holding a sole to the foot
- 2
sandalwood
- 3
A long narrow boat used on the Barbary coast.
verb
- 1
To put on sandals.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sandal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense type of footwear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sandale |
| German | Sandale |
| Portuguese | sandália, chinelo |
| Spanish | sandalia, chala, chinela, chancleta, caite, cutara |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sandal come from?
From Middle English sandal (“sandal”), from Old French sandale, from Latin sandalium, from Ancient Greek σανδάλιον (sandálion), diminutive of σάνδαλον (sándalon, “sandal”), of unknown origin. Often mistakenly parsed as related to sand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).