Sparkassa
[ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasa]
The verdict
“Sparkassa” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kreditinstitut, fast immer in öffentlicher Trägerschaft
Corpus desk
Index DE-sparkassa · Sparkassa · German
Sparkassa · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | Sparkassa |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasa] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Sparkassa“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Sparkassa is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌkasa]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Sparkassa doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. 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.
No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Sparkassa, spelled S-P-A-R-K-A-S-S-A.
Definition
- 1Kreditinstitut, fast immer in öffentlicher Trägerschaft
- 2Gefäß zur Aufbewahrung von Geld
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Sparkassa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Auffassung des Berufungsgerichtes, daß der Umstand, daß der Gläubiger bei einer Bank (oder Sparkassa) ein Konto unterhält, schlechthin den Schuldner ermächtige, auf dieses Konto Zahlungen zu leisten, kann nicht zugestimmt werden.“
„Du darfst es in deine Sparkassa werfen.“
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.