# sander

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsændɚ/ · frequency rank #31,332

## Definitions
1. A person employed to sand wood.
2. A machine to mechanize the process of sanding.
3. A device which spreads sand on the rails in wet, snowy, icy, slippery conditions to improve traction.
4. A small device resembling a salt shaker but containing sand that was shaken over a document to remove excess ink.

## Etymology
From sand + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sane)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sandy)
- **sands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sands)
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-saver)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sneer)
- **Sandi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sandi)
- **Sauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sauer)
- **singer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-singer)
- **spider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-spider)
- **Sandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sandra)
- **Snyder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-snyder)
- **sawyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sawyer)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sinner)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sender)
- **slider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-slider)
- **solder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-solder)
- **saucer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-saucer)
- **sanger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sanger)
- **Sardar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sardar)
- **spyder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-spyder)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asnder`, `sadner`, `sandder`, `sanderr`, `sandre`, `sanedr`, `sannder`, `snader`, `ssander`

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