Satzung

/[ˈzat͡sʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,621

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

5

similar word pairs

Satzung is aGermannoun. It means: schriftlich niedergelegte Grundordnung eines rechtlichen Zusammenschlusses (insbesondere eines Vereins oder einer Aktiengesellschaft) Pronounced [ˈzat͡sʊŋ]. It ranks #9,621 in German word frequency. Often confused with Sitzung and Setzung.

Key facts for Satzung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSatzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzat͡sʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#9,621
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Satzung in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Satzung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzat͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,621 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for Satzung, with forms such as "astzung", "sattzung", and "satuzng". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "Sitzung", "Setzung", "Schätzung", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Satzung, spelled S-A-T-Z-U-N-G, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    schriftlich niedergelegte Grundordnung eines rechtlichen Zusammenschlusses (insbesondere eines Vereins oder einer Aktiengesellschaft)
  2. 2
    exekutive Rechtsnorm, die von einer Selbstverwaltungskörperschaft (insbesondere einer Gemeinde) im Rahmen der ihr eingeräumten Autonomie zur Regelung ihrer eigenen Angelegenheiten gesetzt wird

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: astzung,sattzung,satuzng,satznug,satzugn,satzungg,satzunng,satzzung,saztung,ssatzung,stazung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Satzung

Misspelling Variants of "Satzung"

astzung7sattzung8satuzng7satznug7satzugn7satzungg8satzunng8satzzung8
Misspelling Variants of "Satzung"

Frequency rank: #9,621 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Satzung"?
"Satzung" is spelled S-A-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzat͡sʊŋ].
What does "Satzung" mean?
As a noun, "Satzung" means: schriftlich niedergelegte Grundordnung eines rechtlichen Zusammenschlusses (insbesondere eines Vereins oder einer Aktiengesellschaft)
What words are commonly confused with "Satzung"?
"Satzung" is commonly confused with "Sitzung", "Setzung", "Schätzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Satzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Satzung" is [ˈzat͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Satzung" come from?
"Satzung" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.