Setzung

/[ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]/ noun

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#32,266

in German word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

6

similar word pairs

Setzung is aGermannoun. It means: allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes Pronounced [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Often confused with Sitzung and setzen.

Key facts for Setzung
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HeadwordSetzung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,266
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Setzung is 7 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #32,266 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 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 Setzung, with forms such as "estzung", "settzung", and "setuzng". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "Sitzung", "setzen", "Sendung", 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 Setzung, spelled S-E-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
    allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes
  2. 2
    allgemein: Festlegung, Festsetzung, Verwendung von etwas
  3. 3
    unvollständiger Satz

Antonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: estzung,settzung,setuzng,setznug,setzugn,setzungg,setzunng,setzzung,seztung,ssetzung,stezung

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Setzung

Misspelling Variants of "Setzung"

estzung7settzung8setuzng7setznug7setzugn7setzungg8setzunng8setzzung8
Misspelling Variants of "Setzung"

Frequency rank: #32,266 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Setzung"?
"Setzung" is spelled S-E-T-Z-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ].
What does "Setzung" mean?
As a noun, "Setzung" means: allgemein: Absenkung eines Gebäudes oder Geländes
What words are commonly confused with "Setzung"?
"Setzung" is commonly confused with "Sitzung", "setzen", "Sendung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Setzung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Setzung" is [ˈzɛt͡sʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Setzung" come from?
"Setzung" 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.