aufsetzte

[ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə]

/[ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə]/ verb

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The verdict

“aufsetzte” is uncommon German (frequency #81,290 among 113,935 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,290
frequency rank, German
113,935
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen

Key facts for aufsetzte
PropertyValue
Headwordaufsetzte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#81,290
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “aufsetzte” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). aufsetzte lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aufsetzte is uncommon German at frequency #81,290 among 113,935 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for aufsetzte, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is aufsetzte, spelled A-U-F-S-E-T-Z-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen

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 "aufsetzte"?
"aufsetzte" is spelled A-U-F-S-E-T-Z-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə].
What does "aufsetzte" mean?
As a verb, "aufsetzte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv der Nebensatzkonjugation des Verbs aufsetzen
How do you pronounce "aufsetzte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aufsetzte" is [ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aufsetzte" come from?
"aufsetzte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “aufsetzte”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is A-U-F-S-E-T-Z-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈaʊ̯fˌzɛt͡stə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list