Selbsthilfegruppen

Name: Selbsthilfegruppen, German Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

[ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩]

/[ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Selbsthilfegruppen” has 28 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #40,837. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,837
frequency rank, German: 107,600
“S” headwords: 28
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Selbsthilfegruppen vs Selbsthilfegruppe

94% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Selbsthilfegruppen
Property	Value
Headword	Selbsthilfegruppen
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩]
Letters	18
Frequency rank	#40,837
Misspellings tracked	28
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Selbsthilfegruppen” 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). Selbsthilfegruppen lands here:

#40,837

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 28 spelling variants around Selbsthilfegruppen (IPA [ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,837 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 28 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbsthilfegruppen, with forms such as "eslbsthilfegruppen", "seblsthilfegruppen", and "selbbsthilfegruppen". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Selbsthilfegruppe", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Selbsthilfegruppen, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-H-I-L-F-E-G-R-U-P-P-E-N.

Definition

1
Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe
2
Genitiv Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe
3
Dativ Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe
4
Akkusativ Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eslbsthilfegruppen
seblsthilfegruppen
selbbsthilfegruppen
selbshtilfegruppen
selbssthilfegruppen
selbsthhilfegruppen
selbsthiflegruppen
selbsthilefgruppen
selbsthilfeggruppen
selbsthilfegrpupen
selbsthilfegrruppen
selbsthilfegrupen
selbsthilfegrupepn
selbsthilfegruppenn
selbsthilfegruppne
selbsthilfegurppen
selbsthilferguppen
selbsthilffegruppen
selbsthilfgeruppen
selbsthillfegruppen
selbsthlifegruppen
selbstihlfegruppen
selbstthilfegruppen
selbtshilfegruppen
sellbsthilfegruppen
selsbthilfegruppen
slebsthilfegruppen
sselbsthilfegruppen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbsthilfegruppen - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "Selbsthilfegruppen"

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 "Selbsthilfegruppen"?

"Selbsthilfegruppen" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-H-I-L-F-E-G-R-U-P-P-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩].

What does "Selbsthilfegruppen" mean?

As a noun, "Selbsthilfegruppen" means: Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Selbsthilfegruppe

What words are commonly confused with "Selbsthilfegruppen"?

"Selbsthilfegruppen" is commonly confused with "Selbsthilfegruppe". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "Selbsthilfegruppen"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbsthilfegruppen" is [ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "Selbsthilfegruppen" come from?

"Selbsthilfegruppen" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.

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Using “Selbsthilfegruppen”

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-G-R-U-P-P-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ˈzɛlpsthɪlfəˌɡʁʊpn̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Selbsthilfegruppe” - see the side-by-side comparison. Selbsthilfegruppen vs Selbsthilfegruppe
Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Same frequency band

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.