selben

[ˈzɛlbn̩]

/[ˈzɛlbn̩]/ unknown

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The verdict

“selben” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,712
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe

Corpus desk

Index DE-selben · selben · German

selben · rank #1,712 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,712
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seele

Nearest frequency peer: Seele (-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 „selben“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „selben“ 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).

selben vs seven
67% similar
selben vs Silbe
50% similar
selben vs Serbe
50% similar

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

Key facts for selben
PropertyValue
Headwordselben
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɛlbn̩]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,712
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „selben“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Seele“ (#1,711), „Strom“ (#1,713), „schrieb“ (#1,710). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selben“ bei #1,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around selben (IPA [ˈzɛlbn̩]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #1,712 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for selben, with forms such as "eslben", "seblen", and "selbben". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "seven", "Silbe", "Serbe", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is selben, spelled S-E-L-B-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  4. 4
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  5. 5
    Genitiv Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  6. 6
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  7. 7
    Dativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  8. 8
    Dativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  9. 9
    Dativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  10. 10
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  11. 11
    Akkusativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslben
  • seblen
  • selbben
  • selbenn
  • selbne
  • selebn
  • sellben
  • sleben
  • sselben

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selben - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eslben2seblen2selbben1selbenn1selbne2selebn2sellben1sleben2
Edit distance from "selben"

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 "selben"?
"selben" is spelled S-E-L-B-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlbn̩].
What does "selben" mean?
As an unknown, "selben" means: Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
What words are commonly confused with "selben"?
"selben" is commonly confused with "seven", "Silbe", "Serbe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selben"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selben" is [ˈzɛlbn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selben" come from?
"selben" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

treten#1,714Unfall#1,716abends#1,719Daniel#1,723

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

schafft9 variantsKarriere9 variantseiniges9 variantsgingen9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list