selbstunsicher
[ˈzɛlpstʔʊnˌzɪçɐ]
The verdict
“selbstunsicher” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - sich in seinem eigenen Auftreten, seinen Handlungen nicht sicher seiend; keine Selbstsicherheit besitzend
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstunsicher · selbstunsicher · German
selbstunsicher · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selbstunsicher |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstʔʊnˌzɪçɐ] |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „selbstunsicher“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
selbstunsicher is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstʔʊnˌzɪçɐ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich in seinem eigenen Auftreten, seinen Handlungen nicht sicher seiend; keine Selbstsicherheit besitzend".
selbstunsicher doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is selbstunsicher, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-U-N-S-I-C-H-E-R.
Definition
- 1sich in seinem eigenen Auftreten, seinen Handlungen nicht sicher seiend; keine Selbstsicherheit besitzend
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how selbstunsicher appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„In vielen Bereichen ihres Lebens sind sie eher inkompetent, selbstunsicher, fühlen sich unwohl.“
„Da ging sie zum Arzt, und der diagnostizierte: Depressionen, Angstzustände und eine selbstunsichere Persönlichkeit.“
Antonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.