self-obsession
"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
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-obsession |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-obsession” in English
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
- 1preoccupation 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.