self-actualization
"self-actualization" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-actualization” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 18
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-actualization · self-actualization · English
self-actualization · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 18 letters
- VOW-8 8 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-actualization |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 18 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-actualization” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-actualization is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for self-actualization in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + actualization. Probably applied in this sense by Abraham Maslow. The correct English form is self-actualization, spelled S-E-L-F---A-C-T-U-A-L-I-Z-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Psychological development that can be achieved when all basic and mental needs are fulfilled.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how self-actualization appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
This is not an exercise in self-actualization at other people's expense. That's what you've been doing up until now. This is about acknowledging your faults to the people you've hurt without hurting them more.
The pursuit of individual autonomy or “self-actualisation”, for example, has become mired in an identity politics that subsumes the individual into rigidly defined groupings based on ethnicity, gender or sexuality.
Etymology
From self- + actualization. Probably applied in this sense by Abraham Maslow.
Synonyms
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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.