Selbstachtung
[ˈzɛlpstˌʔaxtʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstachtung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,909 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,909
- frequency rank, German
- 13
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - positive Einstellung zu sich selbst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstachtung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌʔaxtʊŋ] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #44,909 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstachtung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Selbstachtung is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlpstˌʔaxtʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,909 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "positive Einstellung zu sich selbst".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstachtung, with forms such as "eslbstachtung", "seblstachtung", and "selbbstachtung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Selbstachtung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-A-C-H-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1positive Einstellung zu sich selbst
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbstachtung,seblstachtung,selbbstachtung,selbsatchtung,selbsstachtung,selbstacchtung,selbstachhtung,selbstachtnug,selbstachttung,selbstachtugn,selbstachtungg,selbstachtunng,selbstachutng,selbstacthung,selbstahctung,selbstcahtung,selbsttachtung,selbtsachtung,sellbstachtung,selsbtachtung,slebstachtung,sselbstachtung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstachtung - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “Selbstachtung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-A-C-H-T-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌʔaxtʊŋ] (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
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.