sandal
\sɑ̃.dal\
The verdict
“sandal” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante ancienne du mot santal.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sandal · sandal · French
sandal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sandal |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \sɑ̃.dal\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sandal is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɑ̃.dal\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante ancienne du mot santal.".
No misspelling variants are generated for sandal in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sandal, spelled S-A-N-D-A-L.
Definition
- 1Variante ancienne du mot santal.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sandal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bonassar chercha ensuite à nous persuader qu’il serait impossible de se procurer du bois de sandal, à moins que cette ligue formidable ne fût vaincue par la force de notre mousqueterie.
Depuis dix ans, le châle s’était bien usé ; mais ce précieux tissu, toujours serré dans une boîte en bois de sandal, semblait, comme le mobilier de la baronne, toujours neuf à la vieille fille.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.