# Kalk vs karg

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Kalk
*noun · IPA [kalk] · frequency rank #13,871*
Rohstoff im Baugewerbe

### karg
*adjective · IPA [kaʁk] · frequency rank #39,459*
(sehr) knapp, gering, wenig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/kalk-vs-karg