selbigem

[ˈzɛlbɪɡəm]

/[ˈzɛlbɪɡəm]/ pron

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The verdict

“selbigem” is uncommon German (frequency #66,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,680
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbigem · selbigem · German

selbigem · rank #66,680 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #66,680
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Schüttelfrost

Nearest frequency peer: Schüttelfrost (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „selbigem“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „selbigem“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for selbigem
PropertyValue
Headwordselbigem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechPronoun
IPA[ˈzɛlbɪɡəm]
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,680
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „selbigem“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.selbigemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Schüttelfrost“ (#66,679), „Selbstbeteiligung“ (#66,681), „Schömberg“ (#66,678). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selbigem“ bei #66,680. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

selbigem is uncommon German at frequency #66,680 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlbɪɡəm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for selbigem, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is selbigem, spelled S-E-L-B-I-G-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
  2. 2
    Dativ Singular Neutrum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig

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 "selbigem"?
"selbigem" is spelled S-E-L-B-I-G-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlbɪɡəm].
What does "selbigem" mean?
As a pronoun, "selbigem" means: Dativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
How do you pronounce "selbigem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbigem" is [ˈzɛlbɪɡəm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selbigem" come from?
"selbigem" 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 "selbigem", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

schäbige#66,677selected#66,683seufzend#66,689schlaffe#66,659

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list