hisself

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The verdict

“hisself” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [er] sich selbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-hisself · hisself · German

hisself · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" 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.

Key facts for hisself
PropertyValue
Headwordhisself
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „hisself“ im Deutschen

hisselfsitzt jenseits der 100.000 häufigsten deutschen Formen, im Schwanz spezialisierten oder seltenen Wortschatzes.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hisself is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as apronoun, transcribed […]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "[er] sich selbst".

hisself doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is hisself, spelled H-I-S-S-E-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    [er] sich selbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hisself appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He killed hisself.

Synonyms

Antonyms

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hisself"?
"hisself" is spelled H-I-S-S-E-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "hisself" mean?
As a pronoun, "hisself" means: [er] sich selbst
How do you pronounce "hisself"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hisself" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hisself" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list