herabsetzen
\hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩\
The verdict
“herabsetzen” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réduire, abaisser.
Corpus desk
Index FR-herabsetzen · herabsetzen · French
herabsetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "H" 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 | herabsetzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « herabsetzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
herabsetzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \hɛˈʁapˌzɛt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réduire, abaisser.".
herabsetzen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is herabsetzen, spelled H-E-R-A-B-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Réduire, abaisser.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how herabsetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Wegen der geringen Nachfrage hat der Geschäftsführer die Preise herabgesetzt.
Blei, das steht seit Langem fest, ist ein Nervengift. Es tötet schleichend und setzt, vor allem in der Kindsentwicklung, den IQ herab. Einmal im Körper, kann es nicht mehr abgebaut werden.
Synonyms
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.