# self vs steif

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### self
*noun · IPA [self] · frequency rank #11,966*
das Selbst; das Ich

### steif
*adjective · IPA [ʃtaɪ̯f] · frequency rank #13,946*
unbiegsam, fest, starr

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/self-vs-steif