Absetzung
German, noun[ˈapzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Absetzung is spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G (9 letters) and appears 2.1 times per million words in written German, the 23,059th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Absetzung is a German feminine noun meaning “dismissal” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Entfernung von jemandem aus seinem Amt/Posten (in der Regel gegen seinen Willen)”.
What does Absetzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininedismissal
- 2
femininedrop-off (passenger)
- 3
femininesetdown
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Entfernung von jemandem aus seinem Amt/Posten (in der Regel gegen seinen Willen) 2. Streichung von etwas, das geplant war, zum Beispiel einer Sendung von ihrem (Sende-)Platz, eines Tagesordnungspunkts, und so weiter
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Absetzung
- Absetzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Absetzung?
- [ˈapzɛt͡sʊŋ]
- [ˈapˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Absetzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Absetzung in German?
Absetzung appears 2.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).