sándwich

Name: sándwich, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ]

/[ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“sándwich” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #22,203. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,203
frequency rank, Spanish: 4,169
“S” headwords: 13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Comida compuesta por uno o varios ingredientes entre dos o más capas de pan de molde, ya que para otro tipo de emparedado servido con otro tipo de pan existía el término bocadillo, que hacía innece...

Corpus desk

Index ES-sandwich · sándwich · Spanish

sándwich · rank #22,203 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #22,203
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 13 variants
BOOK-MID 4,169
PHOTO-FINISH surja

Nearest frequency peer: surja (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

sucediera

77,802
sufran

77,801
surja

77,799
sándwich

77,798
tardará

77,796
tell

77,794

What this shows “sándwich” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Key facts for sándwich
Property	Value
Headword	sándwich
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#22,203
Misspellings tracked	13
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sándwich”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.sándwichcae aquí:

#22,203

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “surja” (#22,202), “tardará” (#22,205), “sufran” (#22,200). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sándwich” va en #22,203. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around sándwich (IPA [ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #22,203 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for sándwich, with forms such as "snádwich", "ssándwich", and "sádnwich". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is sándwich, spelled S-Á-N-D-W-I-C-H.

Definition

1
Comida compuesta por uno o varios ingredientes entre dos o más capas de pan de molde, ya que para otro tipo de emparedado servido con otro tipo de pan existía el término bocadillo, que hacía innecesaria la inclusión en la real academia de un anglicismo.
2
Sándwich de miga.

Synonyms

bocadillo emparedado pan con...torta

This word in other languages

sandwich(English)sandwich(Français)Sandwich(Deutsch)sanduíche(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

snádwich
ssándwich
sádnwich
sánddwich
sándiwch
sándwcih
sándwicch
sándwichh
sándwihc
sándwwich
sánndwich
sánwdich
ásndwich

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sándwich - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "sándwich"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "sándwich"?

"sándwich" is spelled S-Á-N-D-W-I-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ].

What does "sándwich" mean?

As a noun, "sándwich" means: Comida compuesta por uno o varios ingredientes entre dos o más capas de pan de molde, ya que para otro tipo de emparedado servido con otro tipo de pan existía el término bocadillo, que hacía innece...

What are common misspellings of "sándwich"?

Common misspellings include "snádwich", "ssándwich", "sádnwich", "sánddwich", "sándiwch". The correct spelling is "sándwich".

How do you pronounce "sándwich"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sándwich" is [ˈsãn̪d̪wit͡ʃ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sándwich" come from?

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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "sándwich", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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