Selbstdisziplin

[ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn]

/[ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selbstdisziplin” is uncommon German (frequency #50,877 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#50,877
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kontrolle einer Person über sich selbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstdisziplin · Selbstdisziplin · German

Selbstdisziplin · rank #50,877 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #50,877
  • LEN-MEGA 15 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH seidenen

Nearest frequency peer: seidenen (-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 „Selbstdisziplin“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Selbstdisziplin
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstdisziplin
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn]
Letters15
Frequency rank#50,877
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstdisziplin“ im Deutschen

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

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

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „seidenen“ (#50,876), „Sendeplatz“ (#50,879), „sechstes“ (#50,874). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selbstdisziplin“ bei #50,877. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstdisziplin is uncommon German at frequency #50,877 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Kontrolle einer Person über sich selbst".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for Selbstdisziplin, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Selbstdisziplin, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-D-I-S-Z-I-P-L-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Kontrolle einer Person über sich selbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Selbstdisziplin appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Sportliche Höchstleistungen erfordern viel Selbstdisziplin.
  2. „Es ist das Sinnbild der englischen Variante der Selbstdisziplin, der berühmten steifen Oberlippe, die allen Briten in Krisenzeiten ins Gesicht geschrieben steht.“

Synonyms

DisziplinSelbstbeherrschungSelbstkontrolleSelbstzucht

This word in other languages

self-discipline(English)autodisciplina(Español)autodiscipline(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 "Selbstdisziplin"?
"Selbstdisziplin" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-D-I-S-Z-I-P-L-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn].
What does "Selbstdisziplin" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstdisziplin" means: Kontrolle einer Person über sich selbst
How do you pronounce "Selbstdisziplin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstdisziplin" is [ˈzɛlpstdɪst͡siˌpliːn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstdisziplin" come from?
"Selbstdisziplin" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Privathaushalte#50,803Personenschaden#50,781Verdächtigungen#50,980mittelalterlich#50,724

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list