sparsame

Name: sparsame, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə]

/[ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə]/ adj

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“sparsame” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #47,007. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,007
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

sparsame vs sparsamer

89% similar

sparsame vs sparsamen

89% similar

sparsame vs sparsam

88% similar

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

Key facts for sparsame
Property	Value
Headword	sparsame
Language	German
Part of speech	Adjective
IPA	[ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə]
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#47,007
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	3
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “sparsame” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). sparsame lands here:

#47,007

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around sparsame (IPA [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #47,007 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for sparsame, with forms such as "psarsame", "saprsame", and "sparasme". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "sparsamer", "sparsamen", "sparsam", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is sparsame, spelled S-P-A-R-S-A-M-E.

Definition

1
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
2
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
3
Nominativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
4
Akkusativ Plural Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
5
Nominativ Singular Maskulinum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
6
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
7
Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
8
Nominativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
9
Akkusativ Singular Neutrum Positiv der schwachen Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
10
Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam
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Akkusativ Singular Femininum Positiv der gemischten Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

psarsame
saprsame
sparasme
sparrsame
sparsaem
sparsamme
sparsmae
sparssame
spasrame
spparsame
sprasame
ssparsame

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sparsame - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "sparsame"

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 "sparsame"?

"sparsame" is spelled S-P-A-R-S-A-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə].

What does "sparsame" mean?

As an adjective, "sparsame" means: Nominativ Singular Femininum Positiv der starken Flexion des Adjektivs sparsam

What words are commonly confused with "sparsame"?

"sparsame" is commonly confused with "sparsamer", "sparsamen", "sparsam". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "sparsame"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sparsame" is [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "sparsame" come from?

"sparsame" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “sparsame”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct German spelling is S-P-A-R-S-A-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈʃpaːɐ̯ˌzaːmə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “sparsamer” - see the side-by-side comparison. sparsame vs sparsamer
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.