sandbar
/ˈsændˌbɑɹ/noun
sandbar is spelled S-A-N-D-B-A-R: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sandbar means “A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sandbar is sandbars.
How many letters and syllables are in sandbar?
| Letters | 7: S-A-N-D-B-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th 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 sandbar?
Sandbar appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th 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 sandbar?
- US /ˈsændˌbɑɹ/
Sandbar 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)-Flame,_not_lame-sandbar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with sandbar
Also written: sand bar (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of sandbar
- sandbars plural
- sand bar
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sandbar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A ridge of sand caused by the action of waves along a shore.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sandbar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense ridge of sand:
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 sandbar come from?
From sand + bar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).