Selbststudium
[ˈzɛlpstˌʃtuːdi̯ʊm]
The verdict
“Selbststudium” is uncommon German (frequency #51,676 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,676
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Betreiben eines Studiums ohne ständige Anwesenheit in einer Hochschule
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbststudium |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌʃtuːdi̯ʊm] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #51,676 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbststudium” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Selbststudium is uncommon German at frequency #51,676 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstˌʃtuːdi̯ʊm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Betreiben eines Studiums ohne ständige Anwesenheit in einer Hochschule".
Selbststudium doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Selbststudium, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-S-T-U-D-I-U-M.
Definition
- 1Betreiben eines Studiums ohne ständige Anwesenheit in einer Hochschule
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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 “Selbststudium”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-S-T-U-D-I-U-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌʃtuːdi̯ʊm] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.