absetzen

[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“absetzen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #9,133. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,133
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absetzen · absetzen · German

absetzen · rank #9,133 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,133
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH abgelegt

Nearest frequency peer: abgelegt (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “absetzen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “absetzen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

absetzen vs absetzt
75% similar
absetzen vs ansetzen
88% similar
absetzen vs Ansätzen
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for absetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordabsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,133
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “absetzen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).absetzenliegt hier:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „abgelegt“ (#9,132), „aka“ (#9,134), „Allerlei“ (#9,135). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around absetzen (IPA [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,133 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for absetzen, with forms such as "abbsetzen", "abestzen", and "absetezn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "absetzt", "ansetzen", "Ansätzen", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is absetzen, spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen
  2. 2
    von den Einnahmen bzw. der ermittelten Steuer abziehen
  3. 3
    etwas, zum Beispiel einen schweren Gegenstand, den man gerade trägt, hinstellen oder hinlegen
  4. 4
    aus einer Position oder einem Amt entlassen
  5. 5
    (sich) entfernen
  6. 6
    die Einnahme eines Medikaments, die Aufführung eines kulturellen Ereignisses beenden
  7. 7
    einen gut erkennbaren Unterschied zur Umgebung vorweisen
  8. 8
    zu Boden sinken (lassen)

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Im Fall von Volkswagen, dem größten Hersteller in der Volksrepublik, hieße dies, dass der Konzern bei derzeit etwa drei Millionen verkauften Autos seiner Kernmarke VW bereits im kommenden Jahr rund 60 000 reine Elektrofahrzeuge absetzen müsste.“
  2. „Als Betriebsausgaben oder Werbungskosten darf höchstens jener Betrag abgesetzt werden, der dem arithmetischen Mittel der in den angeführten Kalenderjahren tatsächlich angefallenen Betriebsausgaben oder Werbungskosten entspricht.“

Synonyms

niederstellen

This word in other languages

sell(English)vender(Español)écouler(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbsetzen
  • abestzen
  • absetezn
  • absettzen
  • absetzenn
  • absetzne
  • absetzzen
  • absezten
  • abssetzen
  • abstezen
  • asbetzen
  • basetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of absetzen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbsetzen1abestzen2absetezn2absettzen1absetzenn1absetzne2absetzzen1absezten2
Edit distance from "absetzen"

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 "absetzen"?
"absetzen" is spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩].
What does "absetzen" mean?
As a verb, "absetzen" means: eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen
What words are commonly confused with "absetzen"?
"absetzen" is commonly confused with "absetzt", "ansetzen", "Ansätzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "absetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absetzen" is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absetzen" come from?
"absetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

abgelegt#9,132Allerlei#9,135anhalten#9,139Wladimir#9,124

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

Vorlagen12 variantsbelasten12 variantsUrkunden12 variantsderselbe12 variants

What to do next

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  • "absetzen" maps to 11 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "absetzt". View pair
  • 12 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #9,133 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list