Selbstentleibung
[ˈzɛlpstʔɛntˌlaɪ̯bʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstentleibung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Beendigung des eigenen Lebens, welche unter vollstem Bewusstsein und durch den eigenen, freien Willen vollzogen wird; Suizid
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Index DE-selbstentleibung · Selbstentleibung · German
Selbstentleibung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstentleibung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstʔɛntˌlaɪ̯bʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstentleibung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Selbstentleibung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstʔɛntˌlaɪ̯bʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "die Beendigung des eigenen Lebens, welche unter vollstem Bewusstsein und durch den eigenen, freien Willen vollzogen wird; Suizid".
Selbstentleibung doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selbstentleibung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-E-N-T-L-E-I-B-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1die Beendigung des eigenen Lebens, welche unter vollstem Bewusstsein und durch den eigenen, freien Willen vollzogen wird; Suizid
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Selbstentleibung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Einigen Religionen gilt die Selbstentleibung als schwere Sünde.
„Durch die Selbstentleibung allein, erfährt der Mensch, nein vollführt der Mensch seine eigentliche und wahre Bestimmung: aus dem eigenen freien Willen das einzige Geschenk, welches so unbegreiflich scheint - Leben nämlich - abzulehnen und sich selbst auszulöschen.“
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.