selbstlos
[ˈzɛlpstˌloːs]
The verdict
“selbstlos” has 15 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #42,124. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #42,124
- frequency rank, German
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - das Wohlergehen anderer über das eigene stellend
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstlos · selbstlos · German
selbstlos · rank #42,124 · 15 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #42,124
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH seals
Nearest frequency peer: seals (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „selbstlos“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- schwillt
schwillt
57,880 corpus weight
- Schützlinge
Schützlinge
57,879 corpus weight
- seals
seals
57,878 corpus weight
- selbstlos
selbstlos
57,877 corpus weight
- sexistische
sexistische
57,876 corpus weight
- Seychellen
Seychellen
57,875 corpus weight
What this shows „selbstlos“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selbstlos |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌloːs] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,124 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „selbstlos“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around selbstlos (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌloːs]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #42,124 among 8,027 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "das Wohlergehen anderer über das eigene stellend".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for selbstlos, with forms such as "eslbstlos", "seblstlos", and "selbbstlos". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is selbstlos, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-L-O-S.
Definition
- 1das Wohlergehen anderer über das eigene stellend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how selbstlos appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mit selbstloser Entschlossenheit sprang er ins kalte Wasser, um den Ertrinkenden zu retten.
„In der selbstlosen und opferfreudigen Liebe eines Tieres ist etwas, das jedem tief zu Herzen gehen muß, der je Gelegenheit hatte, die armselige ›Freundschaft‹ und geschwätzige Treue des ›erhabenen‹ Menschen zu erproben.“
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbstlos
- seblstlos
- selbbstlos
- selbsltos
- selbsstlos
- selbstllos
- selbstloss
- selbstlso
- selbstols
- selbsttlos
- selbtslos
- sellbstlos
- selsbtlos
- slebstlos
- sselbstlos
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selbstlos - 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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "selbstlos", not the corpus desk frequency band.
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