selenio

[seˈlenjo]

/[seˈlenjo]/ noun

The verdict

“selenio” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #58,102 among 4,169 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,102
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - El selenio es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Se y su número atómico es 34.

Corpus desk

Index ES-selenio · selenio · Spanish

selenio · rank #58,102 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,102
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH segurísimo

Nearest frequency peer: segurísimo (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “selenio”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “selenio” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for selenio
PropertyValue
Headwordselenio
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seˈlenjo]
Letters7
Frequency rank#58,102
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “selenio” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).seleniocae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “segurísimo” (#58,101), “scroll” (#58,099), “sava” (#58,098). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “selenio” va en #58,102. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

selenio is uncommon Spanish at frequency #58,102 among 4,169 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [seˈlenjo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "El selenio es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Se y su número atómico es 34.".

Zero misspellings are on record for selenio in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is selenio, spelled S-E-L-E-N-I-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    El selenio es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Se y su número atómico es 34.

This word in other languages

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selenio"?
"selenio" is spelled S-E-L-E-N-I-O. The IPA pronunciation is [seˈlenjo].
What does "selenio" mean?
As a noun, "selenio" means: El selenio es un elemento químico de la tabla periódica cuyo símbolo es Se y su número atómico es 34.
How do you pronounce "selenio"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selenio" is [seˈlenjo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selenio" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list