# select vs Selena

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### select
*adjective · IPA /sɪˈlɛkt/ · frequency rank #3,334*
Privileged, specially selected.

### Selena
*name · IPA /sɪˈliːnə/ · frequency rank #21,059*
A female given name from Ancient Greek.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/select-vs-selena