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
- 8,027
- “S” headwords
- 21
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Unsicherheit darüber, was man selbst tut, kann oder will
Corpus desk
Index DE-selbstzweifel · Selbstzweifel · German
Selbstzweifel · rank #45,581 · 21 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #45,581
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 21 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 8,027
- PHOTO-FINISH Selbstzerstör…
Nearest frequency peer: Selbstzerstörung (-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.
Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Selbstzweifel“
Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft
- Selbstversu…
Selbstversuch
54,422 corpus weight
- Selbstzerst…
Selbstzerstörung
54,421 corpus weight
- Selbstzweif…
Selbstzweifel
54,420 corpus weight
- serbisch
serbisch
54,419 corpus weight
- Serotonin
Serotonin
54,418 corpus weight
- Sexualstraf…
Sexualstraftäter
54,417 corpus weight
What this shows „Selbstzweifel“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.
| 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) |
Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Selbstzweifel“
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 21 spelling variants around Selbstzweifel (IPA [ˈzɛlpstˌt͡svaɪ̯fl̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,581 among 8,027 “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
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Selbstzweifel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Beide, die PR-Beraterin wie die Journalistin, haben in den vergangenen Jahren viele Erfahrungen mit vom Selbstzweifel zernagten Gestalten machen dürfen.“
„Sie quält sich mit Selbstzweifeln.“
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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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Selbstzweifel", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).