herabsetzen

[hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“herabsetzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #69,347 in German word frequency and used as a verb.

#69,347
frequency rank, German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - (einen Wert) geringer machen

Key facts for herabsetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordherabsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters11
Frequency rank#69,347
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “herabsetzen” 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). herabsetzen lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for herabsetzen is 11 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #69,347 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for herabsetzen in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is herabsetzen, spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    (einen Wert) geringer machen
  2. 2
    mit Geringschätzung, kränkend behandeln; die Bedeutung oder das Ansehen einer Person oder Sache schmälern

Antonyms

anhebenerhöhenheraufsetzen

This word in other languages

reduce(English)bajar(Español)réduire(Français)

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 "herabsetzen"?
"herabsetzen" is spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "herabsetzen" mean?
As a verb, "herabsetzen" means: (einen Wert) geringer machen
How do you pronounce "herabsetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "herabsetzen" is [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "herabsetzen" come from?
"herabsetzen" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “herabsetzen”

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

  • The one correct German spelling is H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩] (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
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list