selected

/sɪˈlɛktɪd/

//sɪˈlɛktɪd// adj

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"selected" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“selected” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,127
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - That have been selected or chosen.

Corpus desk

Index EN-selected · selected · English

selected · rank #2,127 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,127
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH Scotland

Nearest frequency peer: Scotland (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “selected”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “selected” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

selected vs selector
75% similar
selected vs select
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for selected
PropertyValue
Headwordselected
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/sɪˈlɛktɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,127
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “selected”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).selectedlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Scotland” (#2,126), “shared” (#2,128), “restaurant” (#2,125). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “selected” is #2,127. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around selected (IPA /sɪˈlɛktɪd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #2,127 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "That have been selected or chosen.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for selected, with forms such as "eslected", "seelcted", and "selceted". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "selector", "select", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 English form is selected, spelled S-E-L-E-C-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    That have been selected or chosen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how selected appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, […]. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better. These rarities may be new mutations, or they can be existing ones that are neutral—or are even selected against—in a wild population. A good example is mutations that di…

This word in other languages

seleccionado(Español)sélectionné(Français)selektiert(Deutsch)selecionado(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslected
  • seelcted
  • selceted
  • seleccted
  • selecetd
  • selectde
  • selectedd
  • selectted
  • seletced
  • sellected
  • sleected
  • sselected

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selected - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eslected2seelcted2selceted2seleccted1selecetd2selectde2selectedd1selectted1
Edit distance from "selected"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selected"?
"selected" is spelled S-E-L-E-C-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /sɪˈlɛktɪd/.
What does "selected" mean?
As an adjective, "selected" means: That have been selected or chosen.
What words are commonly confused with "selected"?
"selected" is commonly confused with "selector", "select". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selected"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selected" is /sɪˈlɛktɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selected" come from?
"selected" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "selected", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Scotland#2,126shopping#2,129people's#2,121accepted#2,139

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

suggested12 variantssupported12 variantsdownload12 variantscontains12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list