Setzung
German, noun/ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ/
Setzung is spelled S-E-T-Z-U-N-G (7 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written German, the 31,999th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Setzung is a German feminine noun meaning “setting, settlement, positing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes”.
What does Setzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesetting, settlement, positing
- 2
femininesubsidence (sinking of ground)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes 2. allgemein: Festlegung, Festsetzung, Verwendung von etwas 3. unvollständiger Satz
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 Setzung
- Setzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Setzung?
- /ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ/
- [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Setzung
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Setzung in German?
Setzung appears 1.3 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).