Sparsamkeit
German, noun/ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t/
Sparsamkeit is spelled S-P-A-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 39,859th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sparsamkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “thrift, frugality” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verhalten, von einer Ressource (zum Beispiel Geld, Wasser oder Ähnliches) möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen…”.
What does Sparsamkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininethrift, frugality
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verhalten, von einer Ressource (zum Beispiel Geld, Wasser oder Ähnliches) möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen; Einstellung, nicht zu verschwenden 2. Eigenschaft, knapp bemessen, kaum ausreichend, spärlich zu sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Sparsamkeit
- Sparsamkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Sparsamkeit?
- /ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Sparsamkeit
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Sparsamkeit in German?
Sparsamkeit appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).