außerstand setzen
[aʊ̯sɐˈʃtantˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“außerstand setzen” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - in einen Zustand versetzen, in dem etwas nicht mehr funktioniert oder unmöglich wird
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | außerstand setzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [aʊ̯sɐˈʃtantˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “außerstand setzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for außerstand setzen is 17 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [aʊ̯sɐˈʃtantˌzɛt͡sn̩]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "in einen Zustand versetzen, in dem etwas nicht mehr funktioniert oder unmöglich wird".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for außerstand setzen, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, 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 außerstand setzen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-R-S-T-A-N-D- -S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1in einen Zustand versetzen, in dem etwas nicht mehr funktioniert oder unmöglich wird
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “außerstand setzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-U-S-S-E-R-S-T-A-N-D- -S-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [aʊ̯sɐˈʃtantˌzɛt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.