self-restraint
"self-restraint" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-restraint” 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) - Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-restraint · self-restraint · English
self-restraint · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 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-restraint |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-restraint” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-restraint is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.".
Zero misspellings are on record for self-restraint in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + restraint. The correct English form is self-restraint, spelled S-E-L-F---R-E-S-T-R-A-I-N-T.
Definition
- 1Self-control, control over one's emotions, passions and actions.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how self-restraint appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
His lack of self-restraint led to several ugly scenes of debauchery and violent outburst.
Sovereigntism means a country doing what it wants to do within only the limits of what it can do. It means the end of self-restraint within a framework of mutual restraint.
Etymology
From self- + restraint.
Synonyms
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.