selbe
German, pronoun[ˈzɛlbə]
selbe is spelled S-E-L-B-E (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written German, the 5,262nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbe is a German feminine pronoun meaning “strong nominative/accusative feminine singular” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “identisch (im Sinne von nicht wiederholbar)”.
What does selbe mean in English?
pronoun
- 1
femininestrong nominative/accusative feminine singular
- 2
strong nominative/accusative plural
- 3
weak nominative all-gender singular
- 4
feminineneuterweak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
pronoun: 1. identisch (im Sinne von nicht wiederholbar)
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selbe
- selben nominative plural
- selber nominative singular masculine
- selbes nominative singular neuter
- selbem dative singular masculine
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selbe?
- [ˈzɛlbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selbe
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selbe in German?
selbe appears 14 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).