Selbstherrlichkeit
German, noun/ˈzɛlpsthɛʁlɪçkaɪ̯t/
Selbstherrlichkeit is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-H-E-R-R-L-I-C-H-K-E-I-T (18 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written German, the 118,498th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstherrlichkeit is a German feminine noun meaning “self-aggrandizement, high-handedness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Einstellung, sich selbst für unübertrefflich zu halten”.
What does Selbstherrlichkeit mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-aggrandizement, high-handedness
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Einstellung, sich selbst für unübertrefflich zu halten 2. Eigenschaft, nur auf die eigenen Interessen bedacht zu sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Selbstherrlichkeit
- Selbstherrlichkeiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Selbstherrlichkeit?
- /ˈzɛlpsthɛʁlɪçkaɪ̯t/
- [ˈzɛlpsthɛʁlɪçkaɪ̯t]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstherrlichkeit in German?
Selbstherrlichkeit appears about once in every 5 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).