# Sandia

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌsænˈdiː.ə/ · frequency rank #46,754

## Definitions
1. A Southern Tiwa-speaking people and tribe in New Mexico.
2. The pueblo of the Sandia people, located in southern Sandoval County and northern Bernalillo County.
3. The variety of Southern Tiwa spoken by these people.
4. An unincorporated community in Jim Wells County, Texas.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish sandía (“watermelon”).

## Easily confused with
- **Santa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-santa)
- **Saudi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-saudi)
- **sandy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sandy)
- **sands** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sands)
- **Sonia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sonia)
- **Santi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-santi)
- **Sandra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sandra)
- **stadia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-stadia)
- **sandman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sandman)
- **sanding** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandia-vs-sanding)
- **sand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sand-vs-sandia)
- **Sadie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadie-vs-sandia)
- **Sadiq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadiq-vs-sandia)
- **Sanaa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanaa-vs-sandia)
- **Sandi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandi-vs-sandia)
- **sander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sander-vs-sandia)
- **sandal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandal-vs-sandia)
- **salvia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvia-vs-sandia)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asndia`, `sadnia`, `sandai`, `sanddia`, `sanida`, `sanndia`, `snadia`, `ssandia`

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