# sands

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #9,532

## Definitions
1. plural of sand
2. sand grains, especially in reference to the contents of an hourglass, from which
3. a unit of time.
4. an expanse of sand, as in a desert or on a sandy seashore.

## Easily confused with
- **SAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sas)
- **SNS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sns)
- **says** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-says)
- **send** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-send)
- **sons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sons)
- **sang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sang)
- **sins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sins)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sank)
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sane)
- **suns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-suns)
- **sans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sans)
- **sens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sens)
- **SARS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sars)
- **sass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sass)
- **Sant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sant)
- **SNES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-snes)
- **SIDS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-sids)
- **suds** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-suds)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-stand)
- **songs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sands-vs-songs)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asnds`, `sadns`, `sandds`, `sandss`, `sannds`, `sansd`, `snads`, `ssands`

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