Similar words
genügsam
Genügsam is frugal in the sense of needing little to be content; sparsam is specifically economical, careful not to waste money.
Similar in other languages
Spanish
económico
Close — economical, thrifty relates to economic, cheap.
French
économique
Close — economical, thrifty relates to economic.
Spanish
ahorrador
ahorrador is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "thrifty, economical."
Practice
1 What does sparsam mean?
economical, thrifty
2 Fill the gap: Das Auto ist sehr ___.
Full sentence: Das Auto ist sehr sparsam. (The car is very economical.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches sparsam?
sparsam: neutral register, common frequency, financial domain, neutral connotation.