Which to use
“selbige” and “selbigen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,931
- “selbige” frequency rank
- #34,361
- “selbigen” frequency rank
- 62292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selbige | selbigen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig |
Where the eye mixes selbige and selbigen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. selbige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against selbigen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses selbige with selbigen
A purely visual mix-up. selbige ([ˈzɛlbɪɡə]) and selbigen ([ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “selbige” sits inside “selbigen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62292, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selbige is recorded at frequency rank #27,931, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzɛlbɪɡə]. selbigen is at rank #34,361, tagged as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 62292, this pair ranks #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of selbige vs selbigen
Shared letters: begils. Private to "selbige": -. Private to "selbigen": n.
"selbige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "selbigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "selbige" and "selbigen" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "selbige" vs "selbigen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "selbige" and "selbigen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selbige" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selbigen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selbige" and "selbigen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selbigen vs seliger". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #718,272 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.