sandbag
/ˈsændˌbæɡ/noun, verb
sandbag is spelled S-A-N-D-B-A-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sandbag means “A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sandbag is sandbags.
How many letters and syllables are in sandbag?
| Letters | 7: S-A-N-D-B-A-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sandbag?
Sandbag appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 sandbag?
- US /ˈsændˌbæɡ/
Sandbag 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-sandbag.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sandbag?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sandbag from its last stressed vowel (/ændbæɡ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sandbag
- sandbags plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sandbagging participle, present
- sandbagged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sandbag mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sturdy sack filled with sand, generally used in large numbers to make defensive walls against flooding, bullets, or shrapnel.
- 2
A small bag filled with sand and used as a cudgel.
- 3
An engraver's leather cushion, etc.
- 4
A deceptive play whereby a player with a strong hand bets weakly or passively.
- 5
slangA bag of illicit drugs.
verb
- 1
To construct a barrier of sandbags (around).
We sandbagged the basement windows against the floodwaters.
- 2
To strike (someone) with a sandbag or other object to disable or render unconscious.
- 3
To conceal or misrepresent one's true position, potential, or intent in order to gain an advantage; (originally poker) to pretend to have a weak hand, as a strategy.
- 4
To blindside; to deceive; to undermine.
- 5
To premake dishes (prepare them in advance) (intransitive); to premake (dishes) (transitive).
- 6
To pretend to drink alcohol early on so that, as the night draws on, one can drink everybody else "under the table".
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sandbag in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sac de sable |
| German | Sandsack , tiefstapeln , überrumpeln |
| Portuguese | saco de areia , esconder o jogo |
| Spanish | saco de arena , remolonear |
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 sandbag come from?
From sand + bag.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).