Selbstverteidigung
[ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstverteidigung” has 29 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,036. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,036
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 29
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eigene Abwehr von Angriffen
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstverteidigung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] |
| Letters | 18 |
| Frequency rank | #19,036 |
| Misspellings tracked | 29 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstverteidigung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 29 spelling variants around Selbstverteidigung (IPA [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,036 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "eigene Abwehr von Angriffen".
Our generated misspelling index lists 29 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstverteidigung, with forms such as "eslbstverteidigung", "seblstverteidigung", and "selbbstverteidigung". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Selbstverteidigung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1eigene Abwehr von Angriffen
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbstverteidigung
- seblstverteidigung
- selbbstverteidigung
- selbsstverteidigung
- selbstevrteidigung
- selbsttverteidigung
- selbstveretidigung
- selbstverrteidigung
- selbstvertediigung
- selbstverteiddigung
- selbstverteidgiung
- selbstverteidiggung
- selbstverteidignug
- selbstverteidigugn
- selbstverteidigungg
- selbstverteidigunng
- selbstverteidiugng
- selbstverteiidgung
- selbstvertiedigung
- selbstvertteidigung
- selbstvetreidigung
- selbstvreteidigung
- selbstvverteidigung
- selbsvterteidigung
- selbtsverteidigung
- sellbstverteidigung
- selsbtverteidigung
- slebstverteidigung
- sselbstverteidigung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstverteidigung - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “Selbstverteidigung”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-T-E-I-D-I-G-U-N-G - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌtaɪ̯dɪɡʊŋ] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.