Selbstkontrolle
[ˈzɛlpstkɔnˌtʁɔlə]
The verdict
“Selbstkontrolle” has 23 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #36,621. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #36,621
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Beherrschung, Steuerung des eigenen Verhaltens
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstkontrolle |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstkɔnˌtʁɔlə] |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #36,621 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstkontrolle” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around Selbstkontrolle (IPA [ˈzɛlpstkɔnˌtʁɔlə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,621 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstkontrolle, with forms such as "eslbstkontrolle", "seblstkontrolle", and "selbbstkontrolle". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selbstkontrolle, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E.
Definition
- 1Beherrschung, Steuerung des eigenen Verhaltens
- 2Überprüfung von Zuständen durch den Betroffenen selbst
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: eslbstkontrolle,seblstkontrolle,selbbstkontrolle,selbsktontrolle,selbsstkontrolle,selbstkkontrolle,selbstknotrolle,selbstkonntrolle,selbstkonrtolle,selbstkontorlle,selbstkontrlole,selbstkontrole,selbstkontrolel,selbstkontrrolle,selbstkonttrolle,selbstkotnrolle,selbstokntrolle,selbsttkontrolle,selbtskontrolle,sellbstkontrolle,selsbtkontrolle,slebstkontrolle,sselbstkontrolle
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstkontrolle - 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.
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 “Selbstkontrolle”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-K-O-N-T-R-O-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstkɔnˌtʁɔlə] (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.