zusetzen

[ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]

/[ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“zusetzen” is uncommon German (frequency #51,059 among 1,996 “Z” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,059
frequency rank, German
1,996
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - durch etwas verstopfen

Corpus desk

Index DE-zusetzen · zusetzen · German

zusetzen · rank #51,059 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,059
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,996
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zuschüssen

Nearest frequency peer: Zuschüssen (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „zusetzen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „zusetzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for zusetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordzusetzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#51,059
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „zusetzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).zusetzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Zuschüssen“ (#51,058), „Zweifler“ (#51,060), „zurückgeschlagen“ (#51,057). Unter 1,996 „Z“-Lemmata liegt „zusetzen“ bei #51,059. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

zusetzen is uncommon German at frequency #51,059 among 1,996 “Z” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

zusetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is zusetzen, spelled Z-U-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    durch etwas verstopfen
  2. 2
    jemanden stark belasten, jemanden mit seinem Anliegen nicht in Ruhe lassen, jemanden beständig ansprechen/angreifen
  3. 3
    etwas zu etwas, was schon vorhanden ist, dazutun
  4. 4
    bei einem Geschäft Geld verlieren

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how zusetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Das Siel vor der Bäckerei hat sich mit Laub zugesetzt.
  2. „Verblockungs- bzw. Siebfiltration zeichnet sich dadurch aus, dass bei ihr die Partikel die freien Poren zusetzen und blockieren.“

Antonyms

guttunentfernenwegnehmengewinnen

This word in other languages

afflict(English)afligir(Español)harceler(Français)afligir(Português)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "zusetzen"?
"zusetzen" is spelled Z-U-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩].
What does "zusetzen" mean?
As a verb, "zusetzen" means: durch etwas verstopfen
How do you pronounce "zusetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "zusetzen" is [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "zusetzen" come from?
"zusetzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "zusetzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zweifler#51,060Zugkraft#51,056Zimmerer#51,051Zauberin#51,044

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list