Which to use
“selbigen” is an unknown and “selbiges” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #34,361
- “selbigen” frequency rank
- #36,619
- “selbiges” frequency rank
- 70980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selbigen | selbiges |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig | Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig |
Where the eye mixes selbigen and selbiges
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. selbigen and selbiges follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between selbigen and selbiges
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selbigen is [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩] while selbiges is [ˈzɛlbɪɡəs]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - n in “selbigen” becomes s in “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 70980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selbigen is recorded at frequency rank #34,361, classified as anunknown, pronounced [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]. 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 70980, this pair ranks #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of selbigen vs selbiges
Shared letters: begils. Private to "selbigen": n. Private to "selbiges": -.
"selbigen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "selbiges" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "selbigen" and "selbiges" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "selbigen" or "selbiges"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "selbigen" and "selbiges" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "selbigen" 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 #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selbigen" 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 #430,122 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.