selbsterklärend
[ˈzɛlpstʔɛɐ̯ˌklɛːʁənt]
The verdict
“selbsterklärend” has 25 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #49,248. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,248
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 25
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - aus sich selbst heraus ohne zusätzliche Erläuterung verständlich
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selbsterklärend |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstʔɛɐ̯ˌklɛːʁənt] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #49,248 |
| Misspellings tracked | 25 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “selbsterklärend” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 25 spelling variants around selbsterklärend (IPA [ˈzɛlpstʔɛɐ̯ˌklɛːʁənt]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #49,248 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "aus sich selbst heraus ohne zusätzliche Erläuterung verständlich".
Our generated misspelling index lists 25 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbsterklärend, with forms such as "eslbsterklärend", "seblsterklärend", and "selbbsterklärend". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is selbsterklärend, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-E-N-D.
Definition
- 1aus sich selbst heraus ohne zusätzliche Erläuterung verständlich
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbsterklärend,seblsterklärend,selbbsterklärend,selbsetrklärend,selbssterklärend,selbstekrlärend,selbsterkklärend,selbsterkllärend,selbsterklräend,selbsterkläernd,selbsterkläredn,selbsterklärendd,selbsterklärennd,selbsterklärned,selbsterklärrend,selbsterkälrend,selbsterlkärend,selbsterrklärend,selbstreklärend,selbstterklärend,selbtserklärend,sellbsterklärend,selsbterklärend,slebsterklärend,sselbsterklärend
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbsterklärend - 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 “selbsterklärend”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-E-R-K-L-Ä-R-E-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstʔɛɐ̯ˌklɛːʁənt] (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
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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.