self-obsession

noun

"self-obsession" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“self-obsession” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

Corpus desk

Index EN-self-obsession · self-obsession · English

self-obsession · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "S" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for self-obsession
PropertyValue
Headwordself-obsession
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “self-obsession” in English

self-obsessionsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

self-obsession is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness".

Zero misspellings are on record for self-obsession in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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.

Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + obsession. The correct English form is self-obsession, spelled S-E-L-F---O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness

Etymology

From self- + obsession.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "self-obsession"?
"self-obsession" is spelled S-E-L-F---O-B-S-E-S-S-I-O-N.
What does "self-obsession" mean?
As a noun, "self-obsession" means: preoccupation with self; egocentrism; selfishness
What is the origin of the word "self-obsession"?
From self- + obsession. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list