self-rule
"self-rule" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-rule” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-rule · self-rule · English
self-rule · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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-rule |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-rule” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-rule is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.".
self-rule has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + rule. The correct English form is self-rule, spelled S-E-L-F---R-U-L-E.
Definition
- 1Rule of a group of people by their own leaders as opposed to rule imposed by a foreign government or people.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how self-rule appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Britain resumed direct control of North Ireland after just nine weeks of self-rule.
Only two years ago a group of Uighur dissidents were discovered in Xinjiang, planning a province-wide uprising against Chinese rule. The slogan they were using was, "We want self-rule. We don't want to be dominated."
Etymology
From self- + rule.
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.