Selbstzucht

[ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt]

/[ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt]/ noun

The verdict

“Selbstzucht” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency German
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - willentliche Beherrschung seiner selbst

Corpus desk

Index DE-selbstzucht · Selbstzucht · German

Selbstzucht · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-2 2 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.

Key facts for Selbstzucht
PropertyValue
HeadwordSelbstzucht
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt]
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Selbstzucht“ im Deutschen

Selbstzuchtschafft es nicht in die Top 100.000 des Deutschen: Zone für Fach-, Alt- oder Seltenwortschatz.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Selbstzucht is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "willentliche Beherrschung seiner selbst".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Selbstzucht, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Selbstzucht, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Z-U-C-H-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    willentliche Beherrschung seiner selbst

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Selbstzucht appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Zweck der Selbstzucht ist es, die Freiheit zu fördern.“
  2. „Militerni, ein Spötter ersten Ranges und Günstling des Marschalls d'Estrées, besaß Verstand und Bildung; aber ihm fehlte die Selbstzucht und vielleicht ein wenig das Feingefühl.“

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Selbstzucht"?
"Selbstzucht" is spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Z-U-C-H-T. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt].
What does "Selbstzucht" mean?
As a noun, "Selbstzucht" means: willentliche Beherrschung seiner selbst
How do you pronounce "Selbstzucht"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Selbstzucht" is [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡sʊxt]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Selbstzucht" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list