Selbstbeteiligung

[ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]

/[ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selbstbeteiligung” is an uncommon German word, ranked #66,681 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#66,681
frequency rank, German
17
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - finanzieller, vorher in der Höhe bestimmter Beitrag, den der Versicherungsnehmer zu einem versicherten Schadenfall zuzahlen muss

Key facts for Selbstbeteiligung
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstbeteiligung
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]
Letters17
Frequency rank#66,681
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Selbstbeteiligung” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Selbstbeteiligung lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Selbstbeteiligung is 17 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]. Corpus data places it at rank #66,681 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "finanzieller, vorher in der Höhe bestimmter Beitrag, den der Versicherungsnehmer zu einem versicherten Schadenfall zuzahlen muss".

Selbstbeteiligung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct German form is Selbstbeteiligung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-T-E-I-L-I-G-U-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    finanzieller, vorher in der Höhe bestimmter Beitrag, den der Versicherungsnehmer zu einem versicherten Schadenfall zuzahlen muss

Synonyms

EigenanteilFranchiseKostenbeteiligungSelbstbehaltZuzahlung

Antonyms

Fremdbeteiligung

This word in other languages

deductible(English)franquicia(Español)franchise(Français)

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 "Selbstbeteiligung"?
"Selbstbeteiligung" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-T-E-I-L-I-G-U-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ].
What does "Selbstbeteiligung" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstbeteiligung" means: finanzieller, vorher in der Höhe bestimmter Beitrag, den der Versicherungsnehmer zu einem versicherten Schadenfall zuzahlen muss
How do you pronounce "Selbstbeteiligung"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstbeteiligung" is [ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstbeteiligung" come from?
"Selbstbeteiligung" 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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Using “Selbstbeteiligung”

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-T-E-I-L-I-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɛlpstbəˌtaɪ̯lɪɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list