spärlichen

[ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩]

/[ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩]/ adj

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The verdict

“spärlichen” is uncommon German (frequency #57,426 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,426
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-sparlichen · spärlichen · German

spärlichen · rank #57,426 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,426
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sprachförderu…

Nearest frequency peer: Sprachförderung (-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 „spärlichen“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for spärlichen
PropertyValue
Headwordspärlichen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#57,426
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „spärlichen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).spärlichenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Sprachförderung“ (#57,425), „Staatsoberhäupter“ (#57,427), „Sportschule“ (#57,424). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „spärlichen“ bei #57,426. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

spärlichen is uncommon German at frequency #57,426 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 12 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for spärlichen, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is spärlichen, spelled S-P-Ä-R-L-I-C-H-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  4. 4
    Dativ Plural alle Genera der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  5. 5
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  7. 7
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  8. 8
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der schwachen Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  9. 9
    Genitiv Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  10. 10
    Dativ Singular alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
  12. 12
    Alle Kasus Plural alle Genera der gemischten Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich

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 "spärlichen"?
"spärlichen" is spelled S-P-Ä-R-L-I-C-H-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩].
What does "spärlichen" mean?
As an adjective, "spärlichen" means: Genitiv Singular Maskulinum der starken Deklination des Positivs des Adjektivs spärlich
How do you pronounce "spärlichen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "spärlichen" is [ˈʃpɛːɐ̯lɪçn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "spärlichen" come from?
"spärlichen" 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 "spärlichen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

statistics#57,430sphärische#57,421Stochastik#57,436Sträflinge#57,442

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list