selbstzerstörerisch
[ˈzɛlpstt͡sɛɐ̯ˌʃtøːʁəʁɪʃ]
The verdict
“selbstzerstörerisch” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 19
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - gegen das eigene Sein gerichtet
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstzerstorerisch · selbstzerstörerisch · German
selbstzerstörerisch · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 19 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 | selbstzerstörerisch |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstt͡sɛɐ̯ˌʃtøːʁəʁɪʃ] |
| Letters | 19 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „selbstzerstörerisch“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
selbstzerstörerisch is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstt͡sɛɐ̯ˌʃtøːʁəʁɪʃ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "gegen das eigene Sein gerichtet".
No generated misspelling entries exist for selbstzerstörerisch in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is selbstzerstörerisch, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Z-E-R-S-T-Ö-R-E-R-I-S-C-H.
Definition
- 1gegen das eigene Sein gerichtet
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how selbstzerstörerisch appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Er thematisiert diese als Widerstand, der sich nicht offen gegen die Gesellschaft und deren Beschränkungen zu richten vermag, sich vielmehr selbstzerstörerisch gegen die eigene Person wendet.“
This word in other languages
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.