sándalo
[ˈsãn̪d̪alo]
The verdict
“sándalo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,217 among 34,953 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,217
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 34,953
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (Santalum album) Árbol de hoja perenne originario de Oceanía, de 4 a 9 metros de altura, hojas elípticas opuestas, duramen verde pálido, y madera amarillenta de buen olor. Puede vivir hasta los 100...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sándalo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈsãn̪d̪alo] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #64,217 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sándalo” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sándalo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,217 among 34,953 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈsãn̪d̪alo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Santalum album) Árbol de hoja perenne originario de Oceanía, de 4 a 9 metros de altura, hojas elípticas opuestas, duramen verde pálido, y madera amarillenta de buen olor. Puede vivir hasta los 100...".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for sándalo, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sándalo, spelled S-Á-N-D-A-L-O.
Definition
- 1(Santalum album) Árbol de hoja perenne originario de Oceanía, de 4 a 9 metros de altura, hojas elípticas opuestas, duramen verde pálido, y madera amarillenta de buen olor. Puede vivir hasta los 100 años. Parasita las raíces de otras especies de árboles pero sin gran perjuicio.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sándalo”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is S-Á-N-D-A-L-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈsãn̪d̪alo] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.