setzten

/[ˈzɛt͡stn̩]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#5,024

in German word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

setzten is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen Pronounced [ˈzɛt͡stn̩]. It ranks #5,024 in German word frequency. Often confused with sitzen and Sitten.

Key facts for setzten
PropertyValue
Headwordsetzten
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈzɛt͡stn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,024
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for setzten is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛt͡stn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,024 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for setzten, with forms such as "estzten", "settzten", and "setzetn". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "sitzen", "Sitten", "Stuten", 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 setzten, spelled S-E-T-Z-T-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen
  2. 2
    3. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen
  3. 3
    1. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen
  4. 4
    3. Person Plural Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: estzten,settzten,setzetn,setztenn,setztne,setztten,setzzten,seztten,ssetzten,stezten

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for setzten

Misspelling Variants of "setzten"

estzten7settzten8setzetn7setztenn8setztne7setztten8setzzten8seztten7
Misspelling Variants of "setzten"

Frequency rank: #5,024 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "setzten"?
"setzten" is spelled S-E-T-Z-T-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛt͡stn̩].
What does "setzten" mean?
As a verb, "setzten" means: 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs setzen
What words are commonly confused with "setzten"?
"setzten" is commonly confused with "sitzen", "Sitten", "Stuten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "setzten"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "setzten" is [ˈzɛt͡stn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "setzten" come from?
"setzten" 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.