absetzen
[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“absetzen” is a regularly-used German word, ranked #9,133 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #9,133
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #9,133 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “absetzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for absetzen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,133 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1eine bestimmte Menge an Ware verkaufen
- 2von den Einnahmen bzw. der ermittelten Steuer abziehen
- 3etwas, zum Beispiel einen schweren Gegenstand, den man gerade trägt, hinstellen oder hinlegen
- 4aus einer Position oder einem Amt entlassen
- 5(sich) entfernen
- 6die Einnahme eines Medikaments, die Aufführung eines kulturellen Ereignisses beenden
- 7einen gut erkennbaren Unterschied zur Umgebung vorweisen
- 8zu Boden sinken (lassen)
Synonyms
This word in other languages
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.
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.
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Using “absetzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “absetzt” - see the side-by-side comparison. absetzen vs absetzt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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.