oneself
[wʌnˈsɛlf]
The verdict
“oneself” is outside the top-ranked German vocabulary, used as a pronoun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - [man] sich selbst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | oneself |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Pronoun |
| IPA | [wʌnˈsɛlf] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “oneself” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for oneself is 7 letters long, classified as a pronoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [wʌnˈsɛlf]. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "[man] sich selbst".
No generated misspelling entries exist for oneself in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is oneself, spelled O-N-E-S-E-L-F.
Definition
- 1[man] sich selbst
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.
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Using “oneself”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is O-N-E-S-E-L-F - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [wʌnˈsɛlf] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.