Selbstmanagement

[ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt]

/[ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selbstmanagement” is uncommon German (frequency #79,720 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,720
frequency rank, German
107,600
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Fähigkeit eines Menschen, Verantwortung für sein eigenes Leben zu übernehmen und die verschiedenen Aspekte seines Lebens aktiv zu steuern und zu gestalten

Key facts for Selbstmanagement
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstmanagement
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt]
Letters16
Frequency rank#79,720
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Selbstmanagement” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Selbstmanagement lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstmanagement is uncommon German at frequency #79,720 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fähigkeit eines Menschen, Verantwortung für sein eigenes Leben zu übernehmen und die verschiedenen Aspekte seines Lebens aktiv zu steuern und zu gestalten".

No misspelling variants are generated for Selbstmanagement in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Selbstmanagement, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-M-A-N-A-G-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fähigkeit eines Menschen, Verantwortung für sein eigenes Leben zu übernehmen und die verschiedenen Aspekte seines Lebens aktiv zu steuern und zu gestalten

Synonyms

SelbstführungSelbstorganisationSelbstregulierungSelbststeuerung

This word in other languages

self-management(English)

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 "Selbstmanagement"?
"Selbstmanagement" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-M-A-N-A-G-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt].
What does "Selbstmanagement" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstmanagement" means: Fähigkeit eines Menschen, Verantwortung für sein eigenes Leben zu übernehmen und die verschiedenen Aspekte seines Lebens aktiv zu steuern und zu gestalten
How do you pronounce "Selbstmanagement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstmanagement" is [ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstmanagement" come from?
"Selbstmanagement" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “Selbstmanagement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-M-A-N-A-G-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌmɛnɪt͡ʃmənt] (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

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list