Selbstmordversuch

[ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]

/[ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selbstmordversuch” is uncommon German (frequency #58,289 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,289
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - der Versuch, sich selbst das Leben zu nehmen

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstmordversuch · Selbstmordversuch · German

Selbstmordversuch · rank #58,289 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,289
  • LEN-MEGA 17 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstliebe

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstliebe (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Selbstmordversuch“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Selbstmordversuch“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Selbstmordversuch
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstmordversuch
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]
Letters17
Frequency rank#58,289
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstmordversuch“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Selbstmordversuchfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selbstliebe“ (#58,288), „Selbstverpflichtung“ (#58,290), „selbstgemachtes“ (#58,287). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selbstmordversuch“ bei #58,289. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstmordversuch is uncommon German at frequency #58,289 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "der Versuch, sich selbst das Leben zu nehmen".

Zero misspellings are on record for Selbstmordversuch in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Selbstmordversuch, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-M-O-R-D-V-E-R-S-U-C-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    der Versuch, sich selbst das Leben zu nehmen

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. „Nach einem Selbstmordversuch des Schiedsrichters ist die Bundesligapartie zwischen dem 1. FC Köln und dem FSV Mainz 05 am Sonnabend kurzfristig abgesagt worden.“
  2. „Das war sein erster Selbstmordversuch.“

Synonyms

FreitodversuchSelbsttötungsversuchSuizidversuch

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 "Selbstmordversuch"?
"Selbstmordversuch" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-M-O-R-D-V-E-R-S-U-C-H. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx].
What does "Selbstmordversuch" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstmordversuch" means: der Versuch, sich selbst das Leben zu nehmen
How do you pronounce "Selbstmordversuch"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstmordversuch" is [ˈzɛlpstmɔʁtfɛɐ̯ˌzuːx]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstmordversuch" come from?
"Selbstmordversuch" 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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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 17 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list