# sanger

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsæŋə/ · frequency rank #35,061

## Definitions
1. A sandwich.

## Etymology
Abbreviation of sandwich (pronounced "sangwich") + -er (colloquialising suffix). Australian from 1960s.

## Easily confused with
- **saver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-saver)
- **sneer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sneer)
- **Sauer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sauer)
- **singer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-singer)
- **sawyer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sawyer)
- **sinner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sinner)
- **sender** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sender)
- **saucer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-saucer)
- **Sauber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sauber)
- **sinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-sinker)
- **Seager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-seager)
- **singers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-singers)
- **scanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-scanner)
- **slander** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-slander)
- **swagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-swagger)
- **stinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-stinger)
- **stagger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-stagger)
- **swinger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-swinger)
- **spanner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-spanner)
- **stranger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sanger-vs-stranger)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asnger`, `sagner`, `sanegr`, `sangerr`, `sangger`, `sangre`, `sannger`, `snager`, `ssanger`

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