Selbstliebe
German, noun/ˈzɛlps(t)liːbə/
Selbstliebe is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-L-I-E-B-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 57,755th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstliebe is a German feminine noun meaning “self-love” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Liebe zu sich selbst; Liebe, die sich auf die eigene Person richtet”.
What does Selbstliebe mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-love
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Liebe zu sich selbst; Liebe, die sich auf die eigene Person richtet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce Selbstliebe?
- /ˈzɛlps(t)liːbə/
- [ˈzɛlpstˌliːbə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstliebe in German?
Selbstliebe appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).