Selbstauskunft

[ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]

/[ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]/ noun

The verdict

“Selbstauskunft” is uncommon German (frequency #89,550 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#89,550
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Angabe von Informationen über eine Person, die von der Person selbst abgegeben wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstauskunft · Selbstauskunft · German

Selbstauskunft · rank #89,550 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #89,550
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Seitenzahlen

Nearest frequency peer: Seitenzahlen (-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 „Selbstauskunft“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Selbstauskunft
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstauskunft
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]
Letters14
Frequency rank#89,550
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstauskunft“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Selbstauskunftfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Seitenzahlen“ (#89,549), „sella“ (#89,551), „Seiende“ (#89,548). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selbstauskunft“ bei #89,550. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstauskunft is uncommon German at frequency #89,550 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Angabe von Informationen über eine Person, die von der Person selbst abgegeben wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Selbstauskunft in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Selbstauskunft, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-A-U-S-K-U-N-F-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Angabe von Informationen über eine Person, die von der Person selbst abgegeben wird

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 "Selbstauskunft"?
"Selbstauskunft" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-A-U-S-K-U-N-F-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft].
What does "Selbstauskunft" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstauskunft" means: die Angabe von Informationen über eine Person, die von der Person selbst abgegeben wird
How do you pronounce "Selbstauskunft"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstauskunft" is [ˈzɛlpstʔaʊ̯sˌkʊnft]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstauskunft" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Selbstauskunft", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list