Auseinandersetzung
German, noun[aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Auseinandersetzung is spelled A-U-S-E-I-N-A-N-D-E-R-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G (18 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written German, the 3,720th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Auseinandersetzung is a German feminine noun meaning “altercation; controversy; argument, dispute, debate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “eingehende kritische Beschäftigung (mit etwas)”.
What does Auseinandersetzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealtercation; controversy; argument, dispute, debate
- 2
feminineexamination, analysis (mit of)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. eingehende kritische Beschäftigung (mit etwas) 2. heftig und kontrovers geführtes Gespräch, mit Worten ausgetragener heftiger Streit 3. mit Gewalt ausgetragener Konflikt
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 Auseinandersetzung
- Auseinandersetzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Auseinandersetzung?
- [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Auseinandersetzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Auseinandersetzung in German?
Auseinandersetzung appears 21 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).