Selbsthilfe
[ˈzɛlpstˌhɪlfə]
The verdict
“Selbsthilfe” has 18 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #18,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,386
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Hilfe durch eigene Kraft und ohne fremde/professionelle Hilfe
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbsthilfe |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌhɪlfə] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #18,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbsthilfe” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around Selbsthilfe (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌhɪlfə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,386 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Hilfe durch eigene Kraft und ohne fremde/professionelle Hilfe".
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbsthilfe, with forms such as "eslbsthilfe", "seblsthilfe", and "selbbsthilfe". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is Selbsthilfe, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-H-I-L-F-E.
Definition
- 1Hilfe durch eigene Kraft und ohne fremde/professionelle Hilfe
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbsthilfe
- seblsthilfe
- selbbsthilfe
- selbshtilfe
- selbssthilfe
- selbsthhilfe
- selbsthifle
- selbsthilef
- selbsthilffe
- selbsthillfe
- selbsthlife
- selbstihlfe
- selbstthilfe
- selbtshilfe
- sellbsthilfe
- selsbthilfe
- slebsthilfe
- sselbsthilfe
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbsthilfe - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “Selbsthilfe”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-H-I-L-F-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌhɪlfə] (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
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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.