versetzen

/[fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,654

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

versetzen is aGermanverb. It means: vor einer Stelle zu einer anderen bewegen Pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]. It ranks #9,654 in German word frequency. Often confused with versetzt and versetzte.

Key facts for versetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordversetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#9,654
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for versetzen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,654 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for versetzen, with forms such as "evrsetzen", "verestzen", and "verrsetzen". 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, "versetzt", "versetzte", "Versetzung", 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 versetzen, spelled V-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    vor einer Stelle zu einer anderen bewegen
  2. 2
    in einen anderen Zustand bringen
  3. 3
    eine Person von einer Stelle in eine andere beordern
  4. 4
    zum Pfand geben
  5. 5
    im Stich lassen
  6. 6
    mit Nachdruck antworten
  7. 7
    mischen, panschen
  8. 8
    eine Klassenarbeit mit einer schlechten Note abschließen
  9. 9
    mit erfolgreichem Jahresabschlusszeugnis in die nächsthöhere Klasse lassen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: evrsetzen,verestzen,verrsetzen,versetezn,versettzen,versetzenn,versetzne,versetzzen,versezten,verssetzen,verstezen,vesretzen,vresetzen,vversetzen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for versetzen

Misspelling Variants of "versetzen"

evrsetzen9verestzen9verrsetzen10versetezn9versettzen10versetzenn10versetzne9versetzzen10
Misspelling Variants of "versetzen"

Frequency rank: #9,654 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "versetzen"?
"versetzen" is spelled V-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "versetzen" mean?
As a verb, "versetzen" means: vor einer Stelle zu einer anderen bewegen
What words are commonly confused with "versetzen"?
"versetzen" is commonly confused with "versetzt", "versetzte", "Versetzung". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "versetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "versetzen" is [fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "versetzen" come from?
"versetzen" 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.