Selbstverwaltung
[ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌvaltʊŋ]
The verdict
“Selbstverwaltung” has 27 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #19,386. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,386
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 27
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Freiheit in der eigenen Verwaltung
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstverwaltung · Selbstverwaltung · German
Selbstverwaltung · rank #19,386 · 27 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,386
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 27 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 107,600
- PHOTO-FINISH Seemann
Nearest frequency peer: Seemann (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Selbstverwaltung”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- schwerem
schwerem
80,618 corpus weight
- schönem
schönem
80,617 corpus weight
- Seemann
Seemann
80,616 corpus weight
- Selbstverwa…
Selbstverwaltung
80,615 corpus weight
- Selfie
Selfie
80,614 corpus weight
- separate
separate
80,613 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Selbstverwaltung” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstverwaltung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌvaltʊŋ] |
| Letters | 16 |
| Frequency rank | #19,386 |
| Misspellings tracked | 27 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstverwaltung” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 27 spelling variants around Selbstverwaltung (IPA [ˈzɛlpstfɛɐ̯ˌvaltʊŋ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,386 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Freiheit in der eigenen Verwaltung".
Our generated misspelling index lists 27 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstverwaltung, with forms such as "eslbstverwaltung", "seblstverwaltung", and "selbbstverwaltung". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is Selbstverwaltung, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-V-E-R-W-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Freiheit in der eigenen Verwaltung
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbstverwaltung
- seblstverwaltung
- selbbstverwaltung
- selbsstverwaltung
- selbstevrwaltung
- selbsttverwaltung
- selbstverawltung
- selbstverrwaltung
- selbstverwalltung
- selbstverwaltnug
- selbstverwalttung
- selbstverwaltugn
- selbstverwaltungg
- selbstverwaltunng
- selbstverwalutng
- selbstverwatlung
- selbstverwlatung
- selbstverwwaltung
- selbstvewraltung
- selbstvrewaltung
- selbstvverwaltung
- selbsvterwaltung
- selbtsverwaltung
- sellbstverwaltung
- selsbtverwaltung
- slebstverwaltung
- sselbstverwaltung
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstverwaltung - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Selbstverwaltung", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 16 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (27 here; floor ≥5).
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.