Which to use
“sélectionner” and “sélectionnez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,871
- “sélectionner” frequency rank
- #45,340
- “sélectionnez” frequency rank
- 58211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sélectionner | sélectionnez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Choisir (généralement le meilleur ou les meilleurs) parmi un groupe. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sélectionner. |
Same sound, different letters: sélectionner vs sélectionnez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 11 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - sélectionner and sélectionnez
This is the hard kind. sélectionner and sélectionnez are pronounced identically (\se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “sélectionner” becomes z in “sélectionnez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sélectionner is recorded at frequency rank #12,871, classified as averb, pronounced \se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne\. sélectionnez is at rank #45,340, tagged as averb, pronounced \se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne\.
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 58211, this pair ranks #110,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sélectionner vs sélectionnez
Shared letters: ceilnosté. Private to "sélectionner": r. Private to "sélectionnez": z.
"sélectionner" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC · "sélectionnez" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sélectionner" and "sélectionnez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "sélectionner" or "sélectionnez" show up more?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "sélectionner" / "sélectionnez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "sélectionner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sélectionnez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #110,399 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sélectionner" and "sélectionnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sélectionnée vs sélectionnez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #110,399 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.