Which to use
“selección” is a noun and “selecciona” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,183
- “selección” frequency rank
- #20,512
- “selecciona” frequency rank
- 21695
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selección | selecciona |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elección de una persona o cosa entre otras, como separándola de ellas y prefiriéndola. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de seleccionar. |
Where the eye mixes selección and selecciona
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. selección runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against selecciona's 10 (CVCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between selección and selecciona
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selección is [selekˈsjõn] while selecciona is [selekˈsjona]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21695, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selección is recorded at frequency rank #1,183, classified as anoun, pronounced [selekˈsjõn]. selecciona is at rank #20,512, tagged as averb, pronounced [selekˈsjona].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 21695, this pair ranks #253,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of selección vs selecciona
Shared letters: ceilns. Private to "selección": ó. Private to "selecciona": ao.
"selección" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "selecciona" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- selecciona ← celecciona · eslecciona · seelcciona · selceciona · seleccinoa · seleccioan · seleccionna · seleccoina
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "selección" and "selecciona" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "selección" or "selecciona"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "selección" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "selecciona" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selección" and "selecciona" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "selecciona vs seleccionan". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #253,740 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.