Which to use
“selon” is a preposition and “seven” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #225
- “selon” frequency rank
- #22,094
- “seven” frequency rank
- 22319
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | selon | seven |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | D’après ; eu égard à ; conformément à ; d’une manière correspondant à ; en proportion ; en fonction de. | (radiotéléphonie) Mot de code radiotéléphonique de l'OACI, OTAN et SIA pour le chiffre 7. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set selon and seven apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
selon and seven form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
selon is recorded at frequency rank #225, classified as aprep, pronounced \sə.lɔ̃\. seven is at rank #22,094, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɛv.n\.
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 22319, this pair ranks #358,641 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering selon vs seven
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a preposition, it's “selon”; for a noun, it's “seven”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “selon” entry
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