selbigen
[ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]
The verdict
“selbigen” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #34,361 in German word frequency and used as an unknown.
- #34,361
- frequency rank, German
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 7
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum 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 | selbigen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Unknown |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #34,361 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 7 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “selbigen” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for selbigen is 8 letters long, classified as an unknown, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩]. Corpus data places it at rank #34,361 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Akkusativ Singular Maskulinum des Demonstrativpronomens selbig
- 2Dativ 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.
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 “selbigen”
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-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlbɪɡn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Serbien” - see the side-by-side comparison. selbigen vs Serbien
- 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.