self-esteem
/ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/noun
self-esteem is spelled S-E-L-F-E-S-T-E-E-M: 10 letters. As a noun, self-esteem means “Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of self-esteem is self-esteems.
How many letters and syllables are in self-esteem?
| Letters | 10: S-E-L-F-E-S-T-E-E-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | a phrase: the frequency list counts single words |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce self-esteem?
- /ˌsɛlf.əˈstiːm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-AnotherFriendlyHuman-self-esteem.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of self-esteem
- self-esteems plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does self-esteem mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Confidence in one's own worth; self-respect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Self-esteem in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense confidence in one's own worth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amour-propre, estime de soi, estime personnelle |
| German | Selbstwertgefühl, Selbstachtung, Selbstwertschätzung, Selbstrespekt |
| Portuguese | autoestima, amor-próprio |
| Spanish | autoestima |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does self-esteem come from?
From self- + esteem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).