Selbstverletzung
German, noun/ˈzɛlpst.fɛɐ̯ˌlɛ.t͡sʊŋ/
Selbstverletzung is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-L-E-T-Z-U-N-G (16 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 123,622nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selbstverletzung is a German feminine noun meaning “self-injury” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Verletzung, die dem eigenen Körper zugefügt wird”.
What does Selbstverletzung mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineself-injury
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Verletzung, die dem eigenen Körper zugefügt wird
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 Selbstverletzung
- Selbstverletzungen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Selbstverletzung?
- /ˈzɛlpst.fɛɐ̯ˌlɛ.t͡sʊŋ/
- [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌlɛt͡sʊŋ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Selbstverletzung in German?
Selbstverletzung appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).