sparen
\ˈʃpaːʁən\
The verdict
“sparen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Économiser, épargner, être économe avec quelque chose.
Corpus desk
Index FR-sparen · sparen · French
sparen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" 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 | sparen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈʃpaːʁən\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
sparen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈʃpaːʁən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for sparen, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is sparen, spelled S-P-A-R-E-N.
Definition
- 1Économiser, épargner, être économe avec quelque chose.
- 2Économiser, mettre de l'argent de côté pour les dépenses futures.
- 3sich etwas sparen (können) Ne pas faire quelque chose superflue.
- 4Se ménager, ne pas faire plus d'efforts que nécessaire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how sparen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Der alte Geizhals sparte am Essen.
Daniels (...) sparte in ihrer Aussage an wirklich keinem Detail, sie berichtete ausführlich, wie Trump sich in Boxershorts auf dem Bett in seiner Suite räkelte, wie er kein Kondom benutzte, und wie er mit dem sexuellen Akt im Nullkommanix fertig war.
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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.