selbigen

[ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]

/[ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]/ unknown

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The verdict

“selbigen” has 12 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #34,361. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#34,361
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbigen · selbigen · German

selbigen · rank #34,361 · 12 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #34,361
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sektors

Nearest frequency peer: Sektors (-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 „selbigen“

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

corpus weight

What this shows „selbigen“ 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).

selbigen vs Serbien
63% similar
selbigen vs seligen
88% similar
selbigen vs seliger
75% similar

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

Key facts for selbigen
PropertyValue
Headwordselbigen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechUnknown
IPA[ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]
Letters8
Frequency rank#34,361
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „selbigen“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).selbigenliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Sektors“ (#34,360), „Selbstjustiz“ (#34,362), „Seenot“ (#34,358). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selbigen“ bei #34,361. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around selbigen (IPA [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]), anunknown. Corpus frequency is #34,361 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbigen, with forms such as "eslbigen", "sebligen", and "selbbigen". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "Serbien", "seligen", "seliger", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, 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 selbigen, spelled S-E-L-B-I-G-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
  2. 2
    Dativ Plural des Demonstrativpronomens selbig

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslbigen
  • sebligen
  • selbbigen
  • selbgien
  • selbiegn
  • selbigenn
  • selbiggen
  • selbigne
  • selibgen
  • sellbigen
  • slebigen
  • sselbigen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbigen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eslbigen2sebligen2selbbigen1selbgien2selbiegn2selbigenn1selbiggen1selbigne2
Edit distance from "selbigen"

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 "selbigen"?
"selbigen" is spelled S-E-L-B-I-G-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩].
What does "selbigen" mean?
As an unknown, "selbigen" means: Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
What words are commonly confused with "selbigen"?
"selbigen" is commonly confused with "Serbien", "seligen", "seliger". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selbigen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbigen" is [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selbigen" come from?
"selbigen" 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 "selbigen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list