# sandy

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsændi/ · frequency rank #5,262

## Definitions
1. Covered with sand.
2. Sprinkled with sand.
3. Containing sand.
4. Like sand, especially in texture.
5. Having the colour of sand.

## Etymology
From Middle English sandi, sondy, sandiȝ, from Old English sandiġ (“sandy”), equivalent to sand + -y. Cognate with Dutch zandig (“sandy”), German sandig (“sandy”), Swedish sandig (“sandy”).

## Easily confused with
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-say)
- **send** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-send)
- **Sony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sony)
- **sang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sang)
- **sank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sank)
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sane)
- **sans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sans)
- **SUNY** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-suny)
- **Sant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sant)
- **study** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-study)
- **stand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-stand)
- **Santa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-santa)
- **Saudi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-saudi)
- **sends** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sends)
- **sunny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sunny)
- **shady** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-shady)
- **sonny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sonny)
- **savvy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-savvy)
- **santo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-santo)
- **sassy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sandy-vs-sassy)

## Common misspellings (8)
`asndy`, `sadny`, `sanddy`, `sandyy`, `sanndy`, `sanyd`, `snady`, `ssandy`

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