selva
Spanish, noun/ˈselba/
selva is spelled S-E-L-V-A (5 letters) and appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,406th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selva is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jungle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Bosque espeso, especialmente el tropical”.
What does selva mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejungle
selva tropical
- 2
feminineforest
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bosque espeso, especialmente el tropical. 2. Por extensión, confusión o desorden resultante de la abundancia de alguna cosa.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of selva
- selvas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce selva?
- /ˈselba/
- [ˈsel.β̞a]
- [ˈselβ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to selva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is selva in Spanish?
selva appears 18 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).