selbstgerecht

[ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt]

/[ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt]/ adj

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The verdict

“selbstgerecht” is uncommon German (frequency #88,275 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#88,275
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene sittliche und moralische Untadelbarkeit

Key facts for selbstgerecht
PropertyValue
Headwordselbstgerecht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt]
Letters13
Frequency rank#88,275
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “selbstgerecht” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). selbstgerecht lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

selbstgerecht is uncommon German at frequency #88,275 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene sittliche und moralische Untadelbarkeit".

No misspelling variants are generated for selbstgerecht in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, 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 is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is selbstgerecht, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-G-E-R-E-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene sittliche und moralische Untadelbarkeit

Antonyms

selbstkritisch

This word in other languages

self-righteous(English)

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 "selbstgerecht"?
"selbstgerecht" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-G-E-R-E-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt].
What does "selbstgerecht" mean?
As an adjective, "selbstgerecht" means: stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene sittliche und moralische Untadelbarkeit
How do you pronounce "selbstgerecht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selbstgerecht" is [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selbstgerecht" come from?
"selbstgerecht" 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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Using “selbstgerecht”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-G-E-R-E-C-H-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list