Selbstverbrennung
German, noun[ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛnʊŋ]
Selbstverbrennung is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-B-R-E-N-N-U-N-G (17 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written German, the 168,023rd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstverbrennung is a German feminine noun meaning “self-immolation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Handlung, sich selbst zu verbrennen und Ergebnis dieser Handlung”.
What does Selbstverbrennung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-immolation
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Handlung, sich selbst zu verbrennen und Ergebnis dieser Handlung
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Selbstverbrennung
- Selbstverbrennungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Selbstverbrennung?
- [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌbʁɛnʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstverbrennung in German?
Selbstverbrennung appears about once in every 10 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).