zusetzen
[ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]
The verdict
“zusetzen” is an uncommon German word, ranked #51,059 in German word frequency and used as a verb.
- #51,059
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - durch etwas verstopfen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | zusetzen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #51,059 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “zusetzen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for zusetzen is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #51,059 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1durch etwas verstopfen
- 2jemanden stark belasten, jemanden mit seinem Anliegen nicht in Ruhe lassen, jemanden beständig ansprechen/angreifen
- 3etwas zu etwas, was schon vorhanden ist, dazutun
- 4bei einem Geschäft Geld verlieren
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “zusetzen”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is Z-U-S-E-T-Z-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈt͡suːˌzɛt͡sn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.