karger

[ˈkaʁɡɐ]

/[ˈkaʁɡɐ]/ adj

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The verdict

“karger” is uncommon German (frequency #62,550 among 4,158 “K” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,550
frequency rank, German
4,158
“K” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg

Corpus desk

Index DE-karger · karger · German

karger · rank #62,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,550
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,158
  • PHOTO-FINISH Kanuten

Nearest frequency peer: Kanuten (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „karger“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „karger“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for karger
PropertyValue
Headwordkarger
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈkaʁɡɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#62,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „karger“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.kargerfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Kanuten“ (#62,549), „Karriereleiter“ (#62,551), „Katamaran“ (#62,552). Unter 4,158 „K“-Lemmata liegt „karger“ bei #62,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

karger is uncommon German at frequency #62,550 among 4,158 “K” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkaʁɡɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for karger, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is karger, spelled K-A-R-G-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg
  3. 3
    Dativ Singular Femininum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg
  4. 4
    Genitiv Plural alle Genera der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg
  5. 5
    Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg

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 "karger"?
"karger" is spelled K-A-R-G-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈkaʁɡɐ].
What does "karger" mean?
As an adjective, "karger" means: Nominativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs karg
How do you pronounce "karger"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "karger" is [ˈkaʁɡɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "karger" come from?
"karger" 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 "karger", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Knäuel#62,563Lanzen#62,598Lilian#62,614linkem#62,615

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list