absetzten

[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩]

/[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“absetzten” is uncommon German (frequency #81,235 among 6,976 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,235
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-absetzten · absetzten · German

absetzten · rank #81,235 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,235
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH Abrundung

Nearest frequency peer: Abrundung (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „absetzten“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „absetzten“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for absetzten
PropertyValue
Headwordabsetzten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,235
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „absetzten“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).absetztenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Abrundung“ (#81,234), „absteigend“ (#81,236), „abholte“ (#81,233). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „absetzten“ bei #81,235. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

absetzten is uncommon German at frequency #81,235 among 6,976 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for absetzten in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is absetzten, spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs 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 "absetzten"?
"absetzten" is spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩].
What does "absetzten" mean?
As a verb, "absetzten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs absetzen
How do you pronounce "absetzten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "absetzten" is [ˈapˌz̥ɛt͡stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "absetzten" come from?
"absetzten" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Abrundung#81,234Abgründen#81,232abgewälzt#81,231Allergene#81,251

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list