selbstbestimmt
[ˈzɛlpstbəˌʃtɪmt]
The verdict
“selbstbestimmt” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #37,196 in German word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #37,196
- frequency rank, German
- 14
- letters
- 22
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eigenverantwortlich, eigenbestimmt handelnd
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selbstbestimmt |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstbəˌʃtɪmt] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #37,196 |
| Misspellings tracked | 22 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “selbstbestimmt” sits in German frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The German entry for selbstbestimmt is 14 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌʃtɪmt]. Corpus data places it at rank #37,196 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "eigenverantwortlich, eigenbestimmt handelnd".
Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbstbestimmt, with forms such as "eslbstbestimmt", "seblstbestimmt", and "selbbstbestimmt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is selbstbestimmt, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-S-T-I-M-M-T.
Definition
- 1eigenverantwortlich, eigenbestimmt handelnd
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbstbestimmt,seblstbestimmt,selbbstbestimmt,selbsbtestimmt,selbsstbestimmt,selbstbbestimmt,selbstbesitmmt,selbstbesstimmt,selbstbestimmtt,selbstbestimt,selbstbestimtm,selbstbestmimt,selbstbesttimmt,selbstbetsimmt,selbstbsetimmt,selbstebstimmt,selbsttbestimmt,selbtsbestimmt,sellbstbestimmt,selsbtbestimmt,slebstbestimmt,sselbstbestimmt
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbstbestimmt - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 “selbstbestimmt”
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-S-T-I-M-M-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌʃtɪmt] (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.