Selbstgerechtigkeit
German, noun[ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
Selbstgerechtigkeit is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-G-E-R-E-C-H-T-I-G-K-E-I-T (19 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 83,766th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstgerechtigkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “self-righteousness, arrogance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene moralische und sittliche Untadelbarkeit”.
What does Selbstgerechtigkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-righteousness, arrogance
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Stolz auf die (vermeintliche) eigene moralische und sittliche Untadelbarkeit
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Selbstgerechtigkeit?
- [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçtɪçkaɪ̯t]
- [ˈzɛlpstɡəˌʁɛçtɪkkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstgerechtigkeit in German?
Selbstgerechtigkeit appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).