selbes

[ˈzɛlbəs]

/[ˈzɛlbəs]/ unknown

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The verdict

“selbes” is uncommon German (frequency #59,174 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an unknown. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,174
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe

Key facts for selbes
PropertyValue
Headwordselbes
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɛlbəs]
Letters6
Frequency rank#59,174
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “selbes” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). selbes lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

selbes is uncommon German at frequency #59,174 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anunknown, transcribed [ˈzɛlbəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for selbes in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is selbes, spelled S-E-L-B-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  2. 2
    Genitiv Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  3. 3
    Genitiv Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe

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 "selbes"?
"selbes" is spelled S-E-L-B-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlbəs].
What does "selbes" mean?
As an unknown, "selbes" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbe
How do you pronounce "selbes"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbes" is [ˈzɛlbəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selbes" come from?
"selbes" 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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Using “selbes”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɛlbəs] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list