Selbstbeherrschung
[ˈzɛlpstbəˌhɛʁʃʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstbeherrschung” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,216 in German word frequency and used as a noun.
- #44,216
- frequency rank, German
- 18
- letters
- 29
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - die Kontrolle über sich selbst
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstbeherrschung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstbəˌhɛʁʃʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #44,216 |
| Misspellings tracked | 29 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstbeherrschung” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for Selbstbeherrschung is 18 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌhɛʁʃʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,216 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "die Kontrolle über sich selbst".
Our generated misspelling index lists 29 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstbeherrschung, with forms such as "eslbstbeherrschung", "seblstbeherrschung", and "selbbstbeherrschung". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Selbstbeherrschung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Kontrolle über sich selbst
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbstbeherrschung,seblstbeherrschung,selbbstbeherrschung,selbsbteherrschung,selbsstbeherrschung,selbstbbeherrschung,selbstbeehrrschung,selbstbeherrcshung,selbstbeherrscchung,selbstbeherrschhung,selbstbeherrschnug,selbstbeherrschugn,selbstbeherrschungg,selbstbeherrschunng,selbstbeherrscuhng,selbstbeherrshcung,selbstbeherrsschung,selbstbeherschung,selbstbehersrchung,selbstbehherrschung,selbstbehrerschung,selbstbheerrschung,selbstebherrschung,selbsttbeherrschung,selbtsbeherrschung,sellbstbeherrschung,selsbtbeherrschung,slebstbeherrschung,sselbstbeherrschung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstbeherrschung - 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 “Selbstbeherrschung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-H-E-R-R-S-C-H-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌhɛʁʃʊŋ] (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.