self-reliance
"self-reliance" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-reliance” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-reliance · self-reliance · English
self-reliance · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 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-reliance |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-reliance” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-reliance is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.".
Zero misspellings are on record for self-reliance in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + reliance. The correct English form is self-reliance, spelled S-E-L-F---R-E-L-I-A-N-C-E.
Definition
- 1The capacity to rely on one's own capabilities, and to manage one's own affairs; independence.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how self-reliance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Loss of self-reliance leads to loss of self-confidence.
The present sorrow always exceeds its predecessors—not so the present joy; comparison exaggerates the one, while it diminishes the other; and people talk of their youth as if it had not been a period of feverish sensitiveness, awkward embarrassments, many heart-burnings, and an utter want of that self-reliance which alone can ensure content.
Etymology
From self- + reliance.
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.