Selbstanzeige
[ˈzɛlpstʔanˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə]
The verdict
“Selbstanzeige” is uncommon German (frequency #55,705 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,705
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Anzeige, die ein Täter gegen sich selbst zur Strafmilderung erstattet
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstanzeige · Selbstanzeige · German
Selbstanzeige · rank #55,705 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,705
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH seichten
Nearest frequency peer: seichten (-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 „Selbstanzeige“
Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer
- Schüleraust…
Schüleraustausch
44,301 corpus weight
- seelenruhig
seelenruhig
44,298 corpus weight
- seichten
seichten
44,297 corpus weight
- Selbstanzei…
Selbstanzeige
44,296 corpus weight
- Selbstsiche…
Selbstsicherheit
44,295 corpus weight
- Sequel
Sequel
44,294 corpus weight
What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Selbstanzeige“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstanzeige |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstʔanˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #55,705 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstanzeige“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Selbstanzeige is uncommon German at frequency #55,705 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstʔanˌt͡saɪ̯ɡə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Selbstanzeige in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selbstanzeige, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-A-N-Z-E-I-G-E.
Definition
- 1Anzeige, die ein Täter gegen sich selbst zur Strafmilderung erstattet
- 2Annonce eines Buches, die vom Verfasser selbst geschaltet wurde
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Selbstanzeige appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Damals verhängten die Bochumer Staatsanwälte gegen eine Liechtensteiner Bank eine Geldbuße von 44 Millionen Euro. Und schon zuvor brachte der Kauf von CDs mit Bankdaten aus Liechtenstein und der Schweiz den Staatskassen bundesweit Hunderte Millionen Euro ein - und viele Tausend Selbstanzeigen reuiger Steuerhinterzieher, die es mit der Angst bekamen.“
This word in other languages
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Selbstanzeige", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).