sélectionnésvssélectionnezWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: sélectionnés is a adjective, sélectionnez is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“sélectionnés” is an adjective and “sélectionnez” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,246
“sélectionnés” frequency rank
#45,340
“sélectionnez” frequency rank
55586
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sélectionnés sélectionnez
Definition Masculin pluriel de sélectionné. Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de sélectionner.

Same sound, different letters: sélectionnés vs sélectionnez

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters.

12 ch
sélectionnés
12 ch
sélectionnez

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: sélectionnés and sélectionnez carry the same recorded pronunciation, \se.lɛk.sjɔ.ne\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55586, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sélectionnés is recorded at frequency rank #10,246, classified as anadj, 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 55586, this pair ranks #126,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of sélectionnés vs sélectionnez

Shared letters: ceilnosté. Private to "sélectionnés": -. Private to "sélectionnez": z.

"sélectionnés" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC  ·  "sélectionnez" · 12 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "sélectionnés" and "sélectionnez" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "sélectionnés" is an adjective and "sélectionnez" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "sélectionnés" or "sélectionnez"?
"sélectionnés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,246 in our French list, against #45,340 for "sélectionnez". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "sélectionnés" 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 #126,539 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sélectionnés" and "sélectionnez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sélectionnée vs sélectionnez". Nearby pair

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list