# sandwich

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæn(d).wɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #5,835

## Definitions
1. A dish or foodstuff where at least one piece, but typically two or more pieces, of bread serves as the wrapper or container of some other food.
2. Any combination formed by layering one type of material between two layers of some other material.
3. A layer cake or sandwich cake.
4. A sandwichman (one who wears a sandwich board).

## Etymology
Named after its supposed inventor, the Earl of Sandwich (see Sandwich).

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`asndwich`, `sadnwich`, `sanddwich`, `sandiwch`, `sandwcih`, `sandwicch`, `sandwichh`, `sandwihc`, `sandwwich`, `sanndwich`, `sanwdich`, `snadwich`, `ssandwich`

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