Selbstläufer
[ˈzɛlpstˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]
The verdict
“Selbstläufer” has 19 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #46,273. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #46,273
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - etwas, das sich von selbst, ohne weitere Eingriffe in die gewünschte Richtung entwickelt
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstläufer |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌlɔɪ̯fɐ] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #46,273 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstläufer” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around Selbstläufer (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌlɔɪ̯fɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,273 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "etwas, das sich von selbst, ohne weitere Eingriffe in die gewünschte Richtung entwickelt".
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstläufer, with forms such as "eslbstläufer", "seblstläufer", and "selbbstläufer". 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 entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Selbstläufer, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-L-Ä-U-F-E-R.
Definition
- 1etwas, das sich von selbst, ohne weitere Eingriffe in die gewünschte Richtung entwickelt
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbstläufer
- seblstläufer
- selbbstläufer
- selbsltäufer
- selbsstläufer
- selbstlläufer
- selbstluäfer
- selbstläfuer
- selbstläuefr
- selbstläuferr
- selbstläuffer
- selbstläufre
- selbsttläufer
- selbstälufer
- selbtsläufer
- sellbstläufer
- selsbtläufer
- slebstläufer
- sselbstläufer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstläufer - 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 “Selbstläufer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-L-Ä-U-F-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌlɔɪ̯fɐ] (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.