Herabsetzung
[hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]
The verdict
“Herabsetzung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #46,728 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #46,728
- frequency rank, German
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Herabsetzung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sʊŋ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #46,728 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Herabsetzung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Herabsetzung is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #46,728 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.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Herabsetzung, with forms such as "ehrabsetzung", "hearbsetzung", and "herabbsetzung". 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. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Herabsetzung, spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Handlung, etwas weniger oder kleiner zu machen
- 2unsachliche Geringschätzung der Bedeutung eines Menschen
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ehrabsetzung,hearbsetzung,herabbsetzung,herabestzung,herabsettzung,herabsetuzng,herabsetznug,herabsetzugn,herabsetzungg,herabsetzunng,herabsetzzung,herabseztung,herabssetzung,herabstezung,herasbetzung,herbasetzung,herrabsetzung,hherabsetzung,hreabsetzung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Herabsetzung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “Herabsetzung”
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-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sʊŋ] (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.