selle

\sɛl\

/\sɛl\/ noun

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The verdict

“selle” has 5 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #9,741. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,741
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
5
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-selle · selle · French

selle · rank #9,741 · 5 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,741
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 5 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH script

Nearest frequency peer: script (-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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « selle »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « selle » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

selle vs seul
60% similar
selle vs sexe
60% similar
selle vs semé
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for selle
PropertyValue
Headwordselle
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#9,741
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « selle »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.sellese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « script » (#9,740), « signatures » (#9,742), « sabre » (#9,739). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « selle » est au #9,741. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 5 spelling variants around selle (IPA \sɛl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #9,741 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for selle, with forms such as "eslle", "sele", and "selel". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "seul", "sexe", "semé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is selle, spelled S-E-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tabouret, petit siège.
  2. 2
    Siège en cuir que l’on place sur le dos du cheval, d’une mule, etc. pour le monter.
  3. 3
    Petit siège d’une bicyclette ou d’une motocyclette, inventée en 1861.
  4. 4
    Selle turcique, cavité où loge l’hypophyse dans l’os du sphénoïde.
  5. 5
    Morceau de mouton, d’agneau allant de la première côte au gigot.
  6. 6
    Tablette pivotante montée sur un trépied, sur laquelle le sculpteur pose la figure à laquelle il travaille.
  7. 7
    Synonyme de chaise percée (lieu d'aisance).
  8. 8
    Excréments humains ou animaux.
  9. 9
    Éminence, colline.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how selle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Selle de bois de chêne.
  2. Être assis sur une selle.

This word in other languages

saddle(English)silla(Español)Sattel(Deutsch)arreio(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslle
  • sele
  • selel
  • slele
  • sselle

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selle - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eslle2sele1selel2slele2sselle1
Edit distance from "selle"

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 "selle"?
"selle" is spelled S-E-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛl\.
What does "selle" mean?
As a noun, "selle" means: Tabouret, petit siège.
What words are commonly confused with "selle"?
"selle" is commonly confused with "seul", "sexe", "semé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selle"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selle" is \sɛl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selle" come from?
"selle" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sabre#9,739sueur#9,746Terry#9,754perle#9,719

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (5 here; floor ≥5).

oser5 variantsfief5 variantsfouet5 variantspois5 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list