frugal
[fʁuˈɡaːl]
The verdict
“frugal” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - schlicht, spärlich, karg (wird meist in Hinblick auf Speisen verwendet)
Corpus desk
Index DE-frugal · frugal · German
frugal · 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 "F" 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 | frugal |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [fʁuˈɡaːl] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „frugal“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
frugal is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [fʁuˈɡaːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for frugal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is frugal, spelled F-R-U-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1schlicht, spärlich, karg (wird meist in Hinblick auf Speisen verwendet)
- 2aufwendig, gut, reichlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how frugal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Er konnte wieder ein frugales Mahl zu sich nehmen.
„Und solange er die frugalen Sinnesgenüsse seiner Tagelöhner, Heimarbeiterinnen, Lumpenproletarier teilte, den Jammer einer schwangeren Kuhmagd, die Entbehrungen einer unbefriedigten Mittelstands-Ehefrau verdolmetschte - in einer stummen Gebärde mehr noch als in Worten, wirkte er erschütternd echt.“
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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.