selber

[ˈzɛlbɐ]

/[ˈzɛlbɐ]/ pron

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The verdict

“selber” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#756
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - persönlich

Corpus desk

Index DE-selber · selber · German

selber · rank #756 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #756
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH musst

Nearest frequency peer: musst (-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 „selber“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „selber“ 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).

selber vs Silbe
50% similar
selber vs Serbe
50% similar
selber vs selbst
67% similar

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

Key facts for selber
PropertyValue
Headwordselber
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈzɛlbɐ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#756
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „selber“

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „musst“ (#755), „Sicherheit“ (#757), „mindestens“ (#754). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selber“ bei #756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around selber (IPA [ˈzɛlbɐ]), apronoun. Corpus frequency is #756 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "persönlich".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for selber, with forms such as "eslber", "sebler", and "selbber". 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, "Silbe", "Serbe", "selbst", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is selber, spelled S-E-L-B-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    persönlich

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich selber habe das Essen gekocht.
  2. Ich habe das Essen selber gekocht.

Synonyms

alleinpersönlichselbst

This word in other languages

personnellement(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslber
  • sebler
  • selbber
  • selberr
  • selbre
  • selebr
  • sellber
  • sleber
  • sselber

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eslber2sebler2selbber1selberr1selbre2selebr2sellber1sleber2
Edit distance from "selber"

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 "selber"?
"selber" is spelled S-E-L-B-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlbɐ].
What does "selber" mean?
As a pronoun, "selber" means: persönlich
What words are commonly confused with "selber"?
"selber" is commonly confused with "Silbe", "Serbe", "selbst". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selber"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selber" is [ˈzɛlbɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selber" come from?
"selber" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

erster#761Gefühl#762hinaus#750laufen#765

Similar misspelling depth

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

Fehler9 variantsChance9 variantssorgen9 variantsdennoch9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list