freisetzen

[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

The verdict

“freisetzen” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,687. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,687
frequency rank, German
3,474
“F” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - etwas sich entwickeln lassen

Corpus desk

Index DE-freisetzen · freisetzen · German

freisetzen · rank #49,687 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #49,687
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,474
  • PHOTO-FINISH Freilichtbühne

Nearest frequency peer: Freilichtbühne (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “freisetzen”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “freisetzen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

freisetzen vs Freisetzung
73% similar

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

Key facts for freisetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordfreisetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters10
Frequency rank#49,687
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Wo “freisetzen” in der deutschen Häufigkeit sitzt

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.freisetzenliegt hier:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. In derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite liegen „Freilichtbühne“ (#49,686), „Freiheitsstrafen“ (#49,685), „friere“ (#49,689). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around freisetzen (IPA [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,687 among 3,474 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for freisetzen, with forms such as "ferisetzen", "ffreisetzen", and "freiestzen". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Freisetzung", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 freisetzen, spelled F-R-E-I-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    etwas sich entwickeln lassen
  2. 2
    etwas ungewollt entweichen lassen, herauslassen
  3. 3
    beschönigend (euphemistisch) für entlassen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man muss nur alle schöpferischen Kräfte freisetzen, um das Ziel zu erreichen.
  2. Bei dem Unfall im Kraftwerk wurde nur wenig Radioaktivität freigesetzt.

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ferisetzen
  • ffreisetzen
  • freiestzen
  • freisetezn
  • freisettzen
  • freisetzenn
  • freisetzne
  • freisetzzen
  • freisezten
  • freissetzen
  • freistezen
  • fresietzen
  • friesetzen
  • frreisetzen
  • rfeisetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of freisetzen - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ferisetzen2ffreisetzen1freiestzen2freisetezn2freisettzen1freisetzenn1freisetzne2freisetzzen1
Edit distance from "freisetzen"

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 "freisetzen"?
"freisetzen" is spelled F-R-E-I-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "freisetzen" mean?
As a verb, "freisetzen" means: etwas sich entwickeln lassen
What words are commonly confused with "freisetzen"?
"freisetzen" is commonly confused with "Freisetzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "freisetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "freisetzen" is [ˈfʁaɪ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "freisetzen" come from?
"freisetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • This headword has one recorded confusable pair with "Freisetzung". View pair
  • 15 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #49,687 among German headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more German words in the "F" letter cohort. F–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list