versetzen
\fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩\
The verdict
“versetzen” 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) - Déplacer, déposer.
Corpus desk
Index FR-versetzen · versetzen · French
versetzen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | versetzen |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « versetzen » en français
Rare enough to double-check
versetzen is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈzɛt͡sn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for versetzen, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, 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 versetzen, spelled V-E-R-S-E-T-Z-E-N.
Definition
- 1Déplacer, déposer.
- 2Promouvoir (en école).
- 3Ne pas venir à un rendez-vous fixé à quelqu'un, poser un lapin.
- 4Mettre dans un autre état.
- 5Ajouter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how versetzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich muss den Sessel versetzen, damit ich an die Steckdose komme.
Versetzen Sie, geschätzter Leser, sich für einen Augenblick an die Stelle des Touristen. Was wird von Ihnen erwartet? Sie müssen sich aufmerksam eine Reihe von Vorschlägen der Fachkraft (meist weiblichen Geschlechts) anhören, die Ihnen gegenübersitzt.
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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.