kargen

[ˈkaʁɡn̩]

/[ˈkaʁɡn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“kargen” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,627. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,627
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken

Corpus desk

Index DE-kargen · kargen · German

kargen · rank #40,627 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,627
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kar

Nearest frequency peer: Kar (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „kargen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „kargen“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

kargen vs Karte
50% similar
kargen vs Karin
50% similar
kargen vs Karre
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for kargen
PropertyValue
Headwordkargen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈkaʁɡn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#40,627
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „kargen“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kargenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Kar“ (#40,626), „Kalzium“ (#40,625), „Kastration“ (#40,629). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „kargen“ bei #40,627. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around kargen (IPA [ˈkaʁɡn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #40,627 among 4,158 “K” headwords. Dominant gloss: "mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for kargen, with forms such as "akrgen", "kagren", and "karegn". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Karte", "Karin", "Karre", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is kargen, spelled K-A-R-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how kargen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Cato kargte nicht immer mit dem Gelde des Staates.“
  2. „Belinde kargt gegenüber ihrer Familie an Essen und Trinken, sie spart an Wäsche und Schuhen, an Brennmaterial.“

Antonyms

freigebigseinverschwenden

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • akrgen
  • kagren
  • karegn
  • kargenn
  • karggen
  • kargne
  • karrgen
  • kkargen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of kargen - 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.

akrgen2kagren2karegn2kargenn1karggen1kargne2karrgen1kkargen1
Edit distance from "kargen"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "kargen"?
"kargen" is spelled K-A-R-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʁɡn̩].
What does "kargen" mean?
As a verb, "kargen" means: mit etwas geizen, es nicht gerne teilen oder verschenken
What words are commonly confused with "kargen"?
"kargen" is commonly confused with "Karte", "Karin", "Karre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "kargen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "kargen" is [ˈkaʁɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "kargen" come from?
"kargen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Jesaja#40,621Innung#40,616kneten#40,644herben#40,593

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Kiddies8 variantsknown8 variantsHasch8 variantsfüttere8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list