Which to use
“selección” and “selecciones” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,183
- “selección” frequency rank
- #12,477
- “selecciones” frequency rank
- 13660
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selección | selecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Elección de una persona o cosa entre otras, como separándola de ellas y prefiriéndola. | Forma del plural de selección. |
Where the eye mixes selección and selecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. selección runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against selecciones's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between selección and selecciones
A purely visual mix-up. selección ([selekˈsjõn]) and selecciones ([selekˈsjones]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13660, 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]. selecciones is at rank #12,477, tagged as anoun, pronounced [selekˈsjones].
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 13660, this pair ranks #287,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of selección vs selecciones
Shared letters: ceilns. Private to "selección": ó. Private to "selecciones": o.
"selección" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "selecciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- selecciones ← celecciones · eslecciones · seelcciones · selceciones · seleccinoes · seleccioens · seleccioness · seleccionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "selección" for "selecciones" ever safe?
Frequency check: "selección" vs "selecciones" - which ranks higher?
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 "selecciones" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selección" and "selecciones" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seleccionan vs selecciones". 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 #287,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.