aussetzen

[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“aussetzen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,102. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,102
frequency rank, German
6,976
“A” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - aus der Obhut entlassen, verstoßen

Corpus desk

Index DE-aussetzen · aussetzen · German

aussetzen · rank #13,102 · 12 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,102
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,976
  • PHOTO-FINISH ausgezahlt

Nearest frequency peer: ausgezahlt (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „aussetzen“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

aussetzen vs aussetzt
78% similar
aussetzen vs Aussetzer
78% similar
aussetzen vs aussitzen
89% similar

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

Key facts for aussetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordaussetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#13,102
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „aussetzen“

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

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „ausgezahlt“ (#13,101), „Banane“ (#13,103), „ausgebrochen“ (#13,100). Unter 6,976 „A“-Lemmata liegt „aussetzen“ bei #13,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around aussetzen (IPA [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,102 among 6,976 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for aussetzen, with forms such as "asusetzen", "ausestzen", and "ausetzen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "aussetzt", "Aussetzer", "aussitzen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is aussetzen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    aus der Obhut entlassen, verstoßen
  2. 2
    etwas einem anderen oder bestimmten Bedingungen anheimgeben, überantworten
  3. 3
    etwas zeitweise unterbrechen
  4. 4
    etwas versprechen, zusagen, ermöglichen
  5. 5
    etwas kritisieren
  6. 6
    sich mit bestimmten Bedingungen, Gegebenheiten konfrontieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how aussetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Tierstationen nehmen verletzte Tiere auf, pflegen sie und setzen sie später wieder aus.
  2. Man muss sich im Leben immer wieder neuen Herausforderungen aussetzen.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • asusetzen
  • ausestzen
  • ausetzen
  • aussetezn
  • aussettzen
  • aussetzenn
  • aussetzne
  • aussetzzen
  • aussezten
  • ausstezen
  • außetzen
  • uassetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aussetzen - 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.

asusetzen2ausestzen2ausetzen1aussetezn2aussettzen1aussetzenn1aussetzne2aussetzzen1
Edit distance from "aussetzen"

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 "aussetzen"?
"aussetzen" is spelled A-U-S-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "aussetzen" mean?
As a verb, "aussetzen" means: aus der Obhut entlassen, verstoßen
What words are commonly confused with "aussetzen"?
"aussetzen" is commonly confused with "aussetzt", "Aussetzer", "aussitzen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "aussetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aussetzen" is [ˈaʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aussetzen" come from?
"aussetzen" 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 "aussetzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list