Séléné
\se.le.ne\
The verdict
“Séléné” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déesse de la Lune chez les Grecs.
Corpus desk
Index FR-selene · Séléné · French
Séléné · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Séléné |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | \se.le.ne\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « Séléné » en français
Rare enough to double-check
Séléné is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed \se.le.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Déesse de la Lune chez les Grecs.".
Séléné doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is Séléné, spelled S-É-L-É-N-É.
Definition
- 1Déesse de la Lune chez les Grecs.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Séléné appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Séléné, fille des Titans Hypérion et Théia, sœur d’Hélios (le Soleil) et d’Éos (l’Aurore), est la déesse de la pleine lune. Elle forme une triade avec Artémis (croissant de lune) et Hécate (nouvelle lune).
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.