Selbstzweifel
[ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩]
The verdict
“Selbstzweifel” has 21 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #45,581. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #45,581
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Unsicherheit darüber, was man selbst tut, kann oder will
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Selbstzweifel |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #45,581 |
| Misspellings tracked | 21 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Selbstzweifel” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Selbstzweifel (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,581 among 107,600 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Unsicherheit darüber, was man selbst tut, kann oder will".
Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for Selbstzweifel, with forms such as "eslbstzweifel", "seblstzweifel", and "selbbstzweifel". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Selbstzweifel, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-Z-W-E-I-F-E-L.
Definition
- 1Unsicherheit darüber, was man selbst tut, kann oder will
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eslbstzweifel
- seblstzweifel
- selbbstzweifel
- selbsstzweifel
- selbsttzweifel
- selbstwzeifel
- selbstzewifel
- selbstzwefiel
- selbstzweiefl
- selbstzweifell
- selbstzweiffel
- selbstzweifle
- selbstzwiefel
- selbstzwweifel
- selbstzzweifel
- selbsztweifel
- selbtszweifel
- sellbstzweifel
- selsbtzweifel
- slebstzweifel
- sselbstzweifel
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Selbstzweifel - 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.
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Using “Selbstzweifel”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-E-L-B-S-T-Z-W-E-I-F-E-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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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.