how to pronounce sand

/zant/

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sand is pronounced in one syllable

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An example use of sand in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… damen mit sand mit schleife beste …”

meanings of sand

noun:

Sand (particles of rock).

sand frequency in german - B2 level of CEFR

the word sand occurs in german on average 26.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.