vorsetzen

/[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#91,108

in German word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

0

similar word pairs

vorsetzen is aGermanverb. It means: jemanden/etwas nach vorne setzen Pronounced [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩].

Key facts for vorsetzen
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Headwordvorsetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters9
Frequency rank#91,108
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for vorsetzen is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #91,108 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for vorsetzen in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable German patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

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 vorsetzen, spelled V-O-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
    jemanden/etwas nach vorne setzen
  2. 2
    etwas so anbringen/befestigen/davorsetzen, dass es vor etwas anderem ist
  3. 3
    jemanden in eine Position vor jemanden anderen befördern
  4. 4
    eine Mahlzeit oder ein Getränk anbieten oder vor jemanden auf den Tisch stellen
  5. 5
    jemandem etwas präsentieren (beispielsweise eine Geschichte)

This word in other languages

Frequency rank: #91,108 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vorsetzen"?
"vorsetzen" is spelled V-O-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "vorsetzen" mean?
As a verb, "vorsetzen" means: jemanden/etwas nach vorne setzen
How do you pronounce "vorsetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vorsetzen" is [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vorsetzen" come from?
"vorsetzen" 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.