seleção

\sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\

/\sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\/ noun

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The verdict

“seleção” is uncommon French (frequency #85,269 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,269
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Sélection.

Corpus desk

Index FR-selecao · seleção · French

seleção · rank #85,269 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #85,269
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH seita

Nearest frequency peer: seita (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « seleção »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « seleção » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for seleção
PropertyValue
Headwordseleção
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\
Letters7
Frequency rank#85,269
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « seleção » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).seleçãotombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « seita » (#85,268), « serraient » (#85,270), « secolo » (#85,267). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « seleção » est au #85,269. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

seleção is uncommon French at frequency #85,269 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Sélection.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for seleção, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is seleção, spelled S-E-L-E-Ç-Ã-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Sélection.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "seleção"?
"seleção" is spelled S-E-L-E-Ç-Ã-O. The IPA pronunciation is \sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\.
What does "seleção" mean?
As a noun, "seleção" means: Sélection.
How do you pronounce "seleção"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "seleção" is \sɨ.lɛ.sˈɐ̃w\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "seleção" come from?
"seleção" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "seleção", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list