absetzen
\ˈapʔ.ˌzɛ.ʦən\
The verdict
“absetzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déposer, destituer, détrôner.
Corpus desk
Index FR-absetzen · absetzen · French
absetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | absetzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈapʔ.ˌzɛ.ʦən\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « absetzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
absetzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈapʔ.ˌzɛ.ʦən\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 13 senses are on record.
absetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is absetzen, spelled A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déposer, destituer, détrôner.
- 2Enlever, ôter.
- 3Déposer.
- 4Abaisser (une arme).
- 5Former un dépôt.
- 6Barrer.
- 7Arrêter quelque chose.
- 8Vendre en grande quantité.
- 9Faire ressortir (en parlant des couleurs).
- 10(Terme financier) Amortir, déduire.
- 11S’éloigner.
- 12Partir, se réfugier (parlant typiquement de criminels).
- 13Se profiler, se démarquer, contraster (face à la concurrence).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how absetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
einen König absetzen : détrôner un roi.
(...) unglücklicherweise wurde Rajas Vater wegen Veruntreuung von Geldern abgesetzt und zum Disziplinarbataillon aufs Schlachtfeld von Leningrad abkommandiert, und dort ist er gerade gestorben.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.