Sparsamkeit

/[ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]/ noun

Letters

11 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,215

in German word usage

Misspellings

17

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

Sparsamkeit is aGermannoun. It means: Verhalten, von einer Ressource (zum Beispiel Geld, Wasser oder Ähnliches) möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen; Einstellung, nicht zu verschwenden Pronounced [ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t].

Key facts for Sparsamkeit
PropertyValue
HeadwordSparsamkeit
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]
Letters11
Frequency rank#40,215
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Sparsamkeit in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Sparsamkeit is 11 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,215 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 17 documented wrong-spelling variants for Sparsamkeit, with forms such as "psarsamkeit", "saprsamkeit", and "sparasmkeit". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Sparsamkeit, spelled S-P-A-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Verhalten, von einer Ressource (zum Beispiel Geld, Wasser oder Ähnliches) möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen; Einstellung, nicht zu verschwenden
  2. 2
    Eigenschaft, knapp bemessen, kaum ausreichend, spärlich zu sein

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: psarsamkeit,saprsamkeit,sparasmkeit,sparrsamkeit,sparsakmeit,sparsamekit,sparsamkeitt,sparsamketi,sparsamkiet,sparsamkkeit,sparsammkeit,sparsmakeit,sparssamkeit,spasramkeit,spparsamkeit,sprasamkeit,ssparsamkeit

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Sparsamkeit

Misspelling Variants of "Sparsamkeit"

psarsamkeit11saprsamkeit11sparasmkeit11sparrsamkeit12sparsakmeit11sparsamekit11sparsamkeitt12sparsamketi11
Misspelling Variants of "Sparsamkeit"

Frequency rank: #40,215 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Sparsamkeit"?
"Sparsamkeit" is spelled S-P-A-R-S-A-M-K-E-I-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t].
What does "Sparsamkeit" mean?
As a noun, "Sparsamkeit" means: Verhalten, von einer Ressource (zum Beispiel Geld, Wasser oder Ähnliches) möglichst wenig zu verbrauchen; Einstellung, nicht zu verschwenden
What are common misspellings of "Sparsamkeit"?
Common misspellings include "psarsamkeit", "saprsamkeit", "sparasmkeit", "sparrsamkeit", "sparsakmeit". The correct spelling is "Sparsamkeit".
How do you pronounce "Sparsamkeit"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Sparsamkeit" is [ˈʃpaːɐ̯zaːmkaɪ̯t]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Sparsamkeit" come from?
"Sparsamkeit" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.