herabsetzen
German, verb
herabsetzen is spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 69,095th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herabsetzen is a German verb meaning “to reduce (price etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). With a capital, Herabsetzen is a different word: “gerund of herabsetzen”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “(einen Wert) geringer machen”.
What does herabsetzen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to reduce (price etc.)
Die Preise für Winterkleidung wurden stark herabgesetzt.
- 2
to belittle (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is)
noun
- 1
neutergerund of herabsetzen
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. (einen Wert) geringer machen 2. mit Geringschätzung, kränkend behandeln; die Bedeutung oder das Ansehen einer Person oder Sache schmälern
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 herabsetzen
- setzt herab present singular third-person
- setzte herab past
- herabgesetzt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- herabsetzend participle present
- herabzusetzen infinitive infinitive-zu
- setze herab first-person indicative present
- setzen herab first-person indicative plural
- setzest herab second-person singular subjunctive
- setzet herab plural second-person subjunctive
- setzten herab first-person indicative plural
- setztest herab indicative preterite second-person
- setztet herab indicative plural preterite
- setze herab! imperative singular
- setzt herab! imperative plural
- herabgesetzt haben active infinitive perfect
- herabgesetzt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- herabgesetzt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to herabsetzen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is herabsetzen in German?
herabsetzen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).