Which to use
“selecciona” is a verb and “selecciones” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,512
- “selecciona” frequency rank
- #12,477
- “selecciones” frequency rank
- 32989
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selecciona | selecciones |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de seleccionar. | Forma del plural de selección. |
Where the eye mixes selecciona and selecciones
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. selecciona runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVVCV) against selecciones's 11 (CVCVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between selecciona and selecciones
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: selecciona is [selekˈsjona] while selecciones is [selekˈsjones]. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32989, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selecciona is recorded at frequency rank #20,512, classified as averb, pronounced [selekˈsjona]. 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 32989, this pair ranks #199,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of selecciona vs selecciones
Shared letters: ceilnos. Private to "selecciona": a. Private to "selecciones": -.
"selecciona" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCV · "selecciones" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- selecciona ← celecciona · eslecciona · seelcciona · selceciona · seleccinoa · seleccioan · seleccionna · seleccoina
- selecciones ← celecciones · eslecciones · seelcciones · selceciones · seleccinoes · seleccioens · seleccioness · seleccionnes
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "selecciona" 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 #199,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "selecciona" and "selecciones" 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 #199,139 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.