# selva vs Silva

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### selva
*noun · IPA [ˈselβ̞a] · frequency rank #4,462*
Bosque espeso, especialmente el tropical.

### Silva
*name · IPA [ˈsilβ̞a] · frequency rank #4,463*
Apellido

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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