ansetzt

Name: ansetzt, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈanˌzɛt͡st]

/[ˈanˌzɛt͡st]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“ansetzt” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,963
frequency rank, German: 6,976
“A” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings: 6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansetzen

Corpus desk

Index DE-ansetzt · ansetzt · German

ansetzt · rank #33,963 · 11 variants · 6 confusables

FREQ-MID #33,963
LEN-LONG 7 letters
VOW-2 2 vowels
CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
VAR-MID 11 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,976
PHOTO-FINISH Anneliese

Nearest frequency peer: Anneliese (-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.

animierte

66,041
anmutenden

66,040
Anneliese

66,039
ansetzt

66,038
antifaschis…

66,037
antreffen

66,036

What this shows „ansetzt“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

ansetzt vs aussetzt

75% similar

ansetzt vs Ansatz

57% similar

ansetzt vs Ansätze

57% similar

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

Key facts for ansetzt
Property	Value
Headword	ansetzt
Language	German
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ˈanˌzɛt͡st]
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#33,963
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	6
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „ansetzt“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).ansetztliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#33,963

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Anneliese“ (#33,962), „antifaschistische“ (#33,964), „anmutenden“ (#33,961). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „ansetzt“ bei #33,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ansetzt (IPA [ˈanˌzɛt͡st]), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,963 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ansetzt, with forms such as "anestzt", "annsetzt", and "ansettz". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "aussetzt", "Ansatz", "Ansätze", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is ansetzt, spelled A-N-S-E-T-Z-T.

Definition

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2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansetzen
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3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansetzen
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2. Person Plural Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansetzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

anestzt
annsetzt
ansettz
ansettzt
ansetztt
ansetzzt
anseztt
anssetzt
anstezt
asnetzt
nasetzt

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ansetzt - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "ansetzt"

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 "ansetzt"?

"ansetzt" is spelled A-N-S-E-T-Z-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈanˌzɛt͡st].

What does "ansetzt" mean?

As a verb, "ansetzt" means: 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs ansetzen

What words are commonly confused with "ansetzt"?

"ansetzt" is commonly confused with "aussetzt", "Ansatz", "Ansätze". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "ansetzt"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ansetzt" is [ˈanˌzɛt͡st]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "ansetzt" come from?

"ansetzt" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.

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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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