Selbstverleugnung
[ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌlɔɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstverleugnung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 17
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Akt oder Haltung, zugunsten anderer auf die Wahrung der eigenen Interessen zu verzichten
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstverleugnung · Selbstverleugnung · German
Selbstverleugnung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 17 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | Selbstverleugnung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌlɔɪ̯ɡnʊŋ] |
| Letters | 17 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstverleugnung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Selbstverleugnung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌlɔɪ̯ɡnʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Akt oder Haltung, zugunsten anderer auf die Wahrung der eigenen Interessen zu verzichten".
Selbstverleugnung has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is Selbstverleugnung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-L-E-U-G-N-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Akt oder Haltung, zugunsten anderer auf die Wahrung der eigenen Interessen zu verzichten
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Selbstverleugnung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Der Verzicht der mährischen Deutschen auf ihre Mehrheit sei ein Akt der Selbstverleugnung.“
„Schweigend, jedoch mit der den Indianern eigentümlichen Selbstverleugnung folgte er dem greisen Häuptlinge durch eine Landschaft, die von der, durch welche sie bisher gekommen waren, gänzlich verschieden war.“
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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.