self-government
"self-government" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-government” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | self-government |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “self-government” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for self-government is 15 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Zero misspellings are on record for self-government in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + government. The correct English form is self-government, spelled S-E-L-F---G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T.
Definition
- 1The governance of a region by its own populace; autonomy.
- 2Personal self-control.
Etymology
From self- + government.
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.
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Using “self-government”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-L-F---G-O-V-E-R-N-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.