myself

[maɪ̯ˈself]

/[maɪ̯ˈself]/ pron

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The verdict

“myself” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #33,725. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,725
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - [ich] mich selbst; [ich] mir selbst, [ich] selbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-myself · myself · German

myself · rank #33,725 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #33,725
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Momentaufnahme

Nearest frequency peer: Momentaufnahme (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „myself“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „myself“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

myself vs Mosel
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for myself
PropertyValue
Headwordmyself
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[maɪ̯ˈself]
Letters6
Frequency rank#33,725
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „myself“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).myselfliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Momentaufnahme“ (#33,724), „Nachahmung“ (#33,726), „Mittelhessen“ (#33,723). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „myself“ bei #33,725. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around myself (IPA [maɪ̯ˈself]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #33,725 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "[ich] mich selbst; [ich] mir selbst, [ich] selbst".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for myself, with forms such as "mmyself", "msyelf", and "myeslf". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Mosel", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is myself, spelled M-Y-S-E-L-F.

Definition

  1. 1
    [ich] mich selbst; [ich] mir selbst, [ich] selbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I talked to myself.
  2. I will do it myself.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • mmyself
  • msyelf
  • myeslf
  • mysefl
  • myselff
  • mysellf
  • myslef
  • mysself
  • myyself
  • ymself

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of myself - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

mmyself1msyelf2myeslf2mysefl2myselff1mysellf1myslef2mysself1
Edit distance from "myself"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "myself"?
"myself" is spelled M-Y-S-E-L-F. The IPA pronunciation is [maɪ̯ˈself].
What does "myself" mean?
As a pronoun, "myself" means: [ich] mich selbst; [ich] mir selbst, [ich] selbst
What words are commonly confused with "myself"?
"myself" is commonly confused with "Mosel". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "myself"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "myself" is [maɪ̯ˈself]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "myself" come from?
"myself" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "myself", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mischa#33,720manual#33,712Mammut#33,710magere#33,708

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

October10 variantspartout10 variantsliebten10 variantsKosaken10 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list