self-sufficiency
"self-sufficiency" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-sufficiency” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The condition of being self-sufficient.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-sufficiency · self-sufficiency · English
self-sufficiency · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 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-sufficiency |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-sufficiency” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-sufficiency is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The condition of being self-sufficient.".
No misspelling variants are generated for self-sufficiency in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + sufficiency. The correct English form is self-sufficiency, spelled S-E-L-F---S-U-F-F-I-C-I-E-N-C-Y.
Definition
- 1The condition of being self-sufficient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how self-sufficiency appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
“For my own part,” she rejoined, “I must confess that I never could see any beauty in her. Her face is too thin; her complexion has no brilliancy; and her features are not at all handsome. Her nose wants character; there is nothing marked in its lines. Her teeth are tolerable, but not out of the common way; and as for her eyes, which have sometimes been c…
Etymology
From self- + sufficiency.
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.