wortkarg

[ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk]

/[ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk]/ adj

The verdict

“wortkarg” is uncommon German (frequency #88,542 among 2,930 “W” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,542
frequency rank, German
2,930
“W” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit nur wenigen Worten, mit Worten sparsam

Corpus desk

Index DE-wortkarg · wortkarg · German

wortkarg · rank #88,542 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #88,542
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,930
  • PHOTO-FINISH wrecking

Nearest frequency peer: wrecking (+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 „wortkarg“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for wortkarg
PropertyValue
Headwordwortkarg
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk]
Letters8
Frequency rank#88,542
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „wortkarg“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „wrecking“ (#88,543), „Wohlgefühl“ (#88,540), „wuchert“ (#88,544). Unter 2,930 „W“-Lemmata liegt „wortkarg“ bei #88,542. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

wortkarg is uncommon German at frequency #88,542 among 2,930 “W” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit nur wenigen Worten, mit Worten sparsam".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for wortkarg, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is wortkarg, spelled W-O-R-T-K-A-R-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit nur wenigen Worten, mit Worten sparsam

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how wortkarg appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er ist meistens sehr wortkarg.
  2. Die Antwort fiel ausgesprochen wortkarg aus.

Synonyms

wortarm

Antonyms

This word in other languages

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 "wortkarg"?
"wortkarg" is spelled W-O-R-T-K-A-R-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk].
What does "wortkarg" mean?
As an adjective, "wortkarg" means: mit nur wenigen Worten, mit Worten sparsam
How do you pronounce "wortkarg"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "wortkarg" is [ˈvɔʁtˌkaʁk]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "wortkarg" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "wortkarg", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list