Selbstfahrer
German, noun/ˈzɛlpstfaːʁɐ/
Selbstfahrer is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-F-A-H-R-E-R (12 letters) and appears about once in every 11 million words in written German, the 177,389th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstfahrer is a German masculine noun meaning “a person who drives his or her own vehicle, rather than being driven by a chauffeur” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Selbstfahrer mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinea person who drives his or her own vehicle, rather than being driven by a chauffeur
- 2
masculinean elevator that is operated by the passengers themselves, without the need for an elevator operator
- 3
masculineany vehicle that a physically disabled person can operate without assistance
- 4
datedmasculinean automobile
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of Selbstfahrer
- Selbstfahrers genitive
- Selbstfahrern dative definite plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Selbstfahrer?
- /ˈzɛlpstfaːʁɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstfahrer in German?
Selbstfahrer appears about once in every 11 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).