Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sparing

/ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables: spar-ing
IPA: /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

verb

present participle and gerund of spare

noun

The act by which something or someone is spared.

Example Sentences

"The sparings of my frugality have, however, in a sufficient degree, augmented my originally scanty patrimony; […]"

Inflected Forms

more sparing (comparative) most sparing (superlative) sparings (plural)

Derived Forms

nonsparing oversparing sparingly sparingness unsparing

Synonyms

abstemious canny chary moderate cheap close with a buck economic economical frugal provident husbandly huswifely

Rhymes With

wearing sharing preparing bearing caring staring comparing declaring tearing daring pairing airing

Questions

How do you pronounce sparing?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspɛəɹɪŋ/.
What does sparing mean?: Prudent and restrained in the use of resources; careful, economical or frugal.

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