Which to use
“sélection” and “sélections” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,684
- “sélection” frequency rank
- #10,247
- “sélections” frequency rank
- 11931
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sélection | sélections |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de choisir ou résultat de ce choix. | Pluriel de sélection. |
Same sound, different letters: sélection vs sélections
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - sélection / sélections
This is the hard kind. sélection and sélections are pronounced identically (\se.lɛk.sjɔ̃\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sélection” sits inside “sélections”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11931, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sélection is recorded at frequency rank #1,684, classified as anoun, pronounced \se.lɛk.sjɔ̃\. sélections is at rank #10,247, tagged as anoun, pronounced \se.lɛk.sjɔ̃\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 11931, this pair ranks #407,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of sélection vs sélections
Shared letters: ceilnosté. Private to "sélection": -. Private to "sélections": -.
"sélection" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "sélections" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sélection" and "sélections" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sélection" or "sélections" show up more?
After this comparison
"sélection" and "sélections" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "sélection" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sélections" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #407,213 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sélection" and "sélections" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sélections vs sélectives". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #407,213 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.