selon
French, preposition/sə.lɔ̃/
selon is spelled S-E-L-O-N (5 letters) and appears 363 times per million words in written French, the 227th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Selon is a French preposition meaning “according to; whichever applies; depending on” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’après ; eu égard à ; conformément à ; d’une manière correspondant à ; en proportion ; en fonction de”.
What does selon mean in English?
preposition
- 1
according to; whichever applies; depending on
Selon plusieurs témoins, il est parti tout de suite.
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. D’après ; eu égard à ; conformément à ; d’une manière correspondant à ; en proportion ; en fonction de. 2. En fonction de l’occurrence, des différentes dispositions des personnes, etc.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce selon?
- /sə.lɔ̃/
- \sə.lɔ̃\
- [sə.lɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is selon in French?
selon appears 363 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).