Targi
[ˈtaʁɡi]
The verdict
“Targi” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ethnologie:
Corpus desk
Index DE-targi · Targi · German
Targi · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" 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 | Targi |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈtaʁɡi] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Targi“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Targi is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈtaʁɡi]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Targi in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Targi, spelled T-A-R-G-I.
Definition
- 1Ethnologie:
- 2männliche Person, die dem unter [2] beschriebenen Volksstamm angehört
- 3zu den Berbern zählender Volksstamm in den Gebirgen der westlichen Zentralsahara und der sich südlich anschließenden Sahelzone
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Targi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Seydou und ein anderer Targi beschlossen, sich zu Fuß durchzuschlagen; sie wussten aus zahllosen Geschichten, wie verheerend Warten sein kann.“
„Ein Targi bezahlt für die Einheirat in die Familie der Frau vier Meharis, die weißen Rennkamele der Tuaregs. Mit diesen treibt die Frau dann Zucht und Handel. Nach der Scheidung, die das Recht der Frau ist, bleiben die Kamele in ihrem Besitz.“
Synonyms
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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.