self-absorbed
"self-absorbed" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-absorbed” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-absorbed · self-absorbed · English
self-absorbed · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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 | self-absorbed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-absorbed” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-absorbed is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for self-absorbed, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + absorbed. The correct English form is self-absorbed, spelled S-E-L-F---A-B-S-O-R-B-E-D.
Definition
- 1Overly concerned about oneself, to the point of ignoring the feelings of others.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how self-absorbed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I don't want to call him self-absorbed but he was more concerned with the scratch on his car than the people in the car he hit.
Etymology
From self- + absorbed.
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.