# Selina vs spina

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Selina
*name · frequency rank #33,412*
A female given name from Latin.

### spina
*noun · IPA /ˈspaɪ.nə/ · frequency rank #43,383*
A spine; the backbone.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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