aussetzen

\aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\

/\aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\/ verb

The verdict

“aussetzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Exposer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-aussetzen · aussetzen · French

aussetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 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.

Key facts for aussetzen
PropertyValue
Headwordaussetzen
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « aussetzen » en français

aussetzensiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

aussetzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for aussetzen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is aussetzen, spelled A-U-S-S-E-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Exposer.
  2. 2
    Interrompre, suspendre.
  3. 3
    Relâcher, mettre dehors, à sa liberté, abandonner (un animal, une plante).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Man werde "Energieinfrastrukturen in Deutschland nicht willkürlichen Entscheidungen des Kremls aussetzen", sagte Bundeswirtschaftsminister Robert Habeck (Grüne).
  2. Wozu sind diese Norweger eigentlich nicht imstande? Die Norweger sind durchscheinend; der Sonne ausgesetzt, sterben sie fast sofort.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "aussetzen"?
"aussetzen" is spelled A-U-S-S-E-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is \aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\.
What does "aussetzen" mean?
As a verb, "aussetzen" means: Exposer.
How do you pronounce "aussetzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "aussetzen" is \aʊ̯sˌzɛt͡sn̩\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "aussetzen" come from?
"aussetzen" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list