selbige
[ˈzɛlbɪɡə]
The verdict
“selbige” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #27,931 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #27,931
- frequency rank, German
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selbige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlbɪɡə] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #27,931 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “selbige” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for selbige is 7 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlbɪɡə]. Corpus data places it at rank #27,931 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbige, with forms such as "eslbige", "seblige", and "selbbige". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "selig", "Selfie", "seligen", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is selbige, spelled S-E-L-B-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Nominativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
- 2Akkusativ Singular Femininum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
- 3Nominativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
- 4Akkusativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbige,seblige,selbbige,selbgie,selbieg,selbigge,selibge,sellbige,slebige,sselbige
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbige - 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.
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.
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Using “selbige”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-I-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlbɪɡə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “selig” - see the side-by-side comparison. selbige vs selig
- 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.