# sandstone

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsændˌstəʊn/ · frequency rank #13,598

## Definitions
1. A sedimentary rock produced by the consolidation and compaction of sand, cemented with clay etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English sandston, from Old English *sandstān, from Proto-West Germanic *sandastain (“sandstone, chisel, gravel”), equivalent to sand + stone. Cognate with West Frisian sânstien (“sandstone”), Saterland Frisian Soundsteen (“sandstone”), Dutch zandsteen (“sandstone”), German Low German Sandsteen (“sandstone”), German Sandstein (“sandstone”), Danish sandsten (“sandstone”), Swedish sandsten (“sandstone”), Icelandic sandsteinn (“sandstone”).

## Easily confused with
- **sandstorm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandstone-vs-sandstorm)

## Common misspellings (14)
`asndstone`, `sadnstone`, `sanddstone`, `sandsotne`, `sandsstone`, `sandstnoe`, `sandstoen`, `sandstonne`, `sandsttone`, `sandtsone`, `sanndstone`, `sansdtone`, `snadstone`, `ssandstone`

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