selbständiges

[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs]

/[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs]/ adj

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The verdict

“selbständiges” is uncommon German (frequency #51,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,677
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstandiges · selbständiges · German

selbständiges · rank #51,677 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,677
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbststudium

Nearest frequency peer: Selbststudium (-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 „selbständiges“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for selbständiges
PropertyValue
Headwordselbständiges
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs]
Letters13
Frequency rank#51,677
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „selbständiges“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).selbständigesfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selbststudium“ (#51,676), „Selen“ (#51,678), „Seeweg“ (#51,674). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „selbständiges“ bei #51,677. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

selbständiges is uncommon German at frequency #51,677 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

selbständiges has no tracked misspelling variants, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is selbständiges, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
  2. 2
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
  3. 3
    Nominativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
  4. 4
    Akkusativ Singular Neutrum der gemischten Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig

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 "selbständiges"?
"selbständiges" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Ä-N-D-I-G-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs].
What does "selbständiges" mean?
As an adjective, "selbständiges" means: Nominativ Singular Neutrum der starken Flexion des Positivs des Adjektivs selbständig
How do you pronounce "selbständiges"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbständiges" is [ˈzɛlpʃtɛndɪɡəs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selbständiges" come from?
"selbständiges" 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 "selbständiges", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Selbststudium#51,676Schmierereien#51,660Schlüsselbein#51,658Spaziergängen#51,698

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list