Selbstgefühl
[ˈzɛlpstɡəˌfyːl]
The verdict
“Selbstgefühl” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Gefühl für sich selbst
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstgefuhl · Selbstgefühl · German
Selbstgefühl · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | Selbstgefühl |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌfyːl] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstgefühl“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Selbstgefühl is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌfyːl]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Gefühl für sich selbst".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Selbstgefühl in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selbstgefühl, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-G-E-F-Ü-H-L.
Definition
- 1Gefühl für sich selbst
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Selbstgefühl appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Es war herrlich, so als Erwachsener behandelt zu werden, das so arg gekränkte Selbstgefühl richtete sich wieder ein wenig auf.“
„Er hatte es damals schon gewußt, allerdings hatte sich auch sein Selbstgefühl entsprechend aufgebläht.“
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.