Selbstsucht

[ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt]

/[ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt]/ noun

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The verdict

“Selbstsucht” is uncommon German (frequency #87,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,048
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Egoismus

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstsucht · Selbstsucht · German

Selbstsucht · rank #87,048 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,048
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Selbstheilung

Nearest frequency peer: Selbstheilung (-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 „Selbstsucht“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Selbstsucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstsucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt]
Letters11
Frequency rank#87,048
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstsucht“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Selbstsuchtfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Selbstheilung“ (#87,047), „Semiotik“ (#87,049), „selbstgemachter“ (#87,046). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Selbstsucht“ bei #87,048. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstsucht is uncommon German at frequency #87,048 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Egoismus".

Zero misspellings are on record for Selbstsucht in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 Selbstsucht, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-S-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Egoismus

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ich werde Selbstsucht und Zynismus aus meinem Herzen verbannen und mich bemühen, stattdessen Liebe zu allen Menschen in mir zu erwecken.
  2. „Immer sagten sie das, diese Bündel aus Anmut, Selbstsucht und Hilflosigkeit, wenn sie darangingen, einem das Herz zu zerreißen.“

Synonyms

EigenliebeEigensuchtIchsucht

This word in other languages

selfishness(English)egoísmo(Español)égoïsme(Français)

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 "Selbstsucht"?
"Selbstsucht" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-S-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt].
What does "Selbstsucht" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstsucht" means: Egoismus
How do you pronounce "Selbstsucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstsucht" is [ˈzɛlpstˌzʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstsucht" come from?
"Selbstsucht" 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 "Selbstsucht", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Septuaginta#87,051Schönwetter#87,039Schwätzchen#87,037sinnvollste#87,061

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list