Which to use
“selbige” is an unknown and “selbiges” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,931
- “selbige” frequency rank
- #36,619
- “selbiges” frequency rank
- 64550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selbige | selbiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig |
Where the eye mixes selbige and selbiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. selbige runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against selbiges's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between selbige and selbiges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selbige is [ˈzɛlbɪɡə] while selbiges is [ˈzɛlbɪɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “selbige” sits inside “selbiges”, and the parts of speech differ too (unknown vs pronoun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64550, 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]. selbiges is at rank #36,619, tagged as apron, pronounced [ˈzɛlbɪɡəs].
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 64550, this pair ranks #637,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of selbige vs selbiges
Shared letters: begils. Private to "selbige": -. Private to "selbiges": -.
"selbige" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "selbiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "selbige" and "selbiges" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "selbige" or "selbiges"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "selbige" and "selbiges" 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 "selbiges" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #637,493 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selbige" and "selbiges" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selbiges 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 #637,493 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.