uitzetten

verb

The verdict

“uitzetten” 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) - Expluser.

Corpus desk

Index FR-uitzetten · uitzetten · French

uitzetten · 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 "U" 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 uitzetten
PropertyValue
Headworduitzetten
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « uitzetten » en français

uitzettensiège 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

uitzetten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for uitzetten, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file 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 uitzetten, spelled U-I-T-Z-E-T-T-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Expluser.
  2. 2
    Éteindre.
  3. 3
    Placer.
  4. 4
    Lâcher.
  5. 5
    se dilater, se gonfler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vreemdelingen uitzetten.
  2. Het land uitzetten.

Synonyms

uitdrijvenuitjagenverjagenuitwijzenuitleverenafzettenstoppenuitschakelenbeleggenonderbrengenplaatsenloslatenopzwellenverwijdendilaterenoprekken

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 "uitzetten"?
"uitzetten" is spelled U-I-T-Z-E-T-T-E-N.
What does "uitzetten" mean?
As a verb, "uitzetten" means: Expluser.
What language does "uitzetten" come from?
"uitzetten" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list