Selbstkritik

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

[ˈzɛlpstkʁiˌtiːk]

/[ˈzɛlpstkʁiˌtiːk]/ noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“Selbstkritik” has 20 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #29,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#29,784
frequency rank, German: 8,027
“S” headwords: 20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Suchen oder Finden eigener Schwächen oder Fehler

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstkritik · Selbstkritik · German

Selbstkritik · rank #29,784 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #29,784
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 20 variants
BOOK-DENSE 8,027
PHOTO-FINISH Selbsthilfegr…

Nearest frequency peer: Selbsthilfegruppe (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

sekundäre

70,219
Selbsthilfe…

70,218
Selbstkritik

70,217
Sem

70,216
Semantik

70,215
sharp

70,214

What this shows „Selbstkritik“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Key facts for Selbstkritik
Property	Value
Headword	Selbstkritik
Language	German
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	[ˈzɛlpstkʁiˌtiːk]
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#29,784
Misspellings tracked	20
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Selbstkritik“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Selbstkritikliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#29,784

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Selbsthilfegruppe“ (#29,783), „Sem“ (#29,785), „sekundäre“ (#29,782). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selbstkritik“ bei #29,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around Selbstkritik (IPA [ˈzɛlpstkʁiˌtiːk]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #29,784 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstkritik, with forms such as "eslbstkritik", "seblstkritik", and "selbbstkritik". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Selbstkritik, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-K-R-I-T-I-K.

Definition

1
das Suchen oder Finden eigener Schwächen oder Fehler
2
das Äußern eigener Schwächen oder Fehler

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Selbstkritik appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Zu viel Selbstkritik und zu viele Skrupel können einen Menschen lähmen.
„Gabriel, zu Selbstkritik nur bedingt fähig, glaubt an eine Verschwörung gegen sich.“

This word in other languages

self-criticism(English)autocrítica(Español)autocritique(Français)autocrítica(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

eslbstkritik
seblstkritik
selbbstkritik
selbsktritik
selbsstkritik
selbstkirtik
selbstkkritik
selbstkriitk
selbstkritikk
selbstkritki
selbstkrittik
selbstkrritik
selbstkrtiik
selbstrkitik
selbsttkritik
selbtskritik
sellbstkritik
selsbtkritik
slebstkritik
sselbstkritik

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstkritik - 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 "Selbstkritik"

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 "Selbstkritik"?

"Selbstkritik" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-K-R-I-T-I-K. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstkʁiˌtiːk].

What does "Selbstkritik" mean?

As a noun, "Selbstkritik" means: das Suchen oder Finden eigener Schwächen oder Fehler

What are common misspellings of "Selbstkritik"?

Common misspellings include "eslbstkritik", "seblstkritik", "selbbstkritik", "selbsktritik", "selbsstkritik". The correct spelling is "Selbstkritik".

How do you pronounce "Selbstkritik"?

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

What language does "Selbstkritik" come from?

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

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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Selbstkritik", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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