selfie
/ˈsɛlfi/noun, verb
selfie is spelled S-E-L-F-I-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, selfie means “A photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of selfie is selfies.
How many letters and syllables are in selfie?
| Letters | 6: S-E-L-F-I-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.6 times per million words; the 10,358th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is selfie?
Selfie appears 5.6 times per million words in written English, the 10,358th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce selfie?
- US /ˈsɛlfi/
Selfie has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-selfie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with selfie?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as selfie from its last stressed vowel (/ɛlfi/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of selfie
- selfies plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- selfying participle, present
- selfied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does selfie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalA photographic self-portrait, especially one taken manually (not using a timer, tripod etc.) with a small camera or mobile phone.
take a selfie
verb
- 1
informalTo take a selfie.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Selfie in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | selfie, égoportrait, autophoto |
| German | Selfie |
| Portuguese | selfie, sélfie |
| Spanish | autofoto, selfie, selfi, autofotografía , selfiar, autofotografiar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does selfie come from?
From self + -ie. Attested since 2002, originally Australian English.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).