self-supporting
"self-supporting" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“self-supporting” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 15
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Characterized by self-support.
Corpus desk
Index EN-self-supporting · self-supporting · English
self-supporting · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 15 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-supporting |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| Letters | 15 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “self-supporting” in English
Rare enough to double-check
self-supporting is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Characterized by self-support.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for self-supporting, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From self- + supporting. The correct English form is self-supporting, spelled S-E-L-F---S-U-P-P-O-R-T-I-N-G.
Definition
- 1Characterized by self-support.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how self-supporting appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
With a self-supporting body and without separate underframe, this design offers scope for improved sound insulation; [...].
Etymology
From self- + supporting.
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.