kärglich
[ˈkɛʁklɪç]
The verdict
“kärglich” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gering, wenig, ärmlich
Corpus desk
Index DE-karglich · kärglich · German
kärglich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "K" 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 | kärglich |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈkɛʁklɪç] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „kärglich“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
kärglich is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈkɛʁklɪç]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gering, wenig, ärmlich".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for kärglich, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is kärglich, spelled K-Ä-R-G-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1gering, wenig, ärmlich
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how kärglich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Die Vegetation ist kärglich und besteht aus Moosen und Flechten.“
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.