selected
se·lect·ed/sɪˈlɛktɪd/adjective, verb
selected is spelled S-E-L-E-C-T-E-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables (se·lect·ed). It appears 48 times per million words in written English, the 2,113th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, selected means “That have been selected or chosen” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in selected?
| Letters | 8: S-E-L-E-C-T-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: se·lect·ed |
| In writing | 48 times per million words; the 2,113th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 selected?
Selected appears 48 times per million words in written English, the 2,113th 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 selected?
- /sɪˈlɛktɪd/
Selected has 3 syllables, split se·lect·ed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-selected.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with selected?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as selected.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: deselect.
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).
What does selected mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
That have been selected or chosen.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of select
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Selected in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense that have been selected or chosen:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sélectionné |
| German | augewählt, selektiert |
| Portuguese | selecionado, seleto |
| Spanish | seleccionado, específico |
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.