themselves

/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/

//ðɛmˈsɛlvz// pron

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The verdict

“themselves” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #93,584 among 34,400 “T” headwords), classed as a pronoun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#93,584
frequency rank, Spanish
34,400
“T” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se, sí mismos; se, sí mismas.

Key facts for themselves
PropertyValue
Headwordthemselves
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechPronoun
IPA/ðɛmˈsɛlvz/
Letters10
Frequency rank#93,584
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “themselves” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). themselves lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

themselves is uncommon Spanish at frequency #93,584 among 34,400 “T” headwords, classed as apronoun, transcribed /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for themselves, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is themselves, spelled T-H-E-M-S-E-L-V-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Se, sí mismos; se, sí mismas.
  2. 2
    Ellos mismos; ellas mismas.
  3. 3
    Ellos solos; ellas solas.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "themselves"?
"themselves" is spelled T-H-E-M-S-E-L-V-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/.
What does "themselves" mean?
As a pronoun, "themselves" means: Se, sí mismos; se, sí mismas.
How do you pronounce "themselves"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "themselves" is /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "themselves" come from?
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Using “themselves”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is T-H-E-M-S-E-L-V-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ðɛmˈsɛlvz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list