selbstbewusst
\ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst\
The verdict
“selbstbewusst” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sûr de soi, confiant en soi.
Corpus desk
Index FR-selbstbewusst · selbstbewusst · French
selbstbewusst · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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 | selbstbewusst |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
selbstbewusst is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ˈzɛlpstbəˌvʊst\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sûr de soi, confiant en soi.".
selbstbewusst doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is selbstbewusst, spelled S-E-L-B-S-T-B-E-W-U-S-S-T.
Definition
- 1Sûr de soi, confiant en soi.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how selbstbewusst appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Die selbstbewussten privaten Techunternehmer im Land sind eingebremst worden.
Ich hatte damals zuvor erst mit einem Jungen geschlafen, wollte aber möglichst erfahren, selbstbewusst und sexy wirken (...)
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.