how to pronounce sparen

/ʃpaːɐ̯n/

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sparen is pronounced in one syllable

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1.

aː

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An example use of sparen in a speech by a native speaker of standard german:

“… platz von einem ring sparen gar nicht so …”

meanings of sparen

verb:

To conserve (for example energy).
To save up.
To put aside.

sparen frequency in german - B1 level of CEFR

the word sparen occurs in german on average 37.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B1 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.