sela
Portuguese, noun/ˈsɛ.lɐ/
sela is spelled S-E-L-A (4 letters) and appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 24,552nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Sela is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “saddle (seat placed on the back of an animal)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of selar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “espécie de assento, geralmente feito de couro, amarrado em volta do corpo do cavalo para facilitar a montaria”.
What does sela mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesaddle (seat placed on the back of an animal)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. espécie de assento, geralmente feito de couro, amarrado em volta do corpo do cavalo para facilitar a montaria
interjection: 1. termo de significado preciso obscuro que aparece diversas vezes na Bíblia, principalmente nos livros de Salmos e Habacuque
noun: 1. personagem bíblico apresentado em Gênesis, filho de Arpachade e neto de Sem, que viveu por 433 anos
interjection: 1. termo de significado preciso obscuro que aparece diversas vezes na Bíblia, principalmente nos livros de Salmos e Habacuque
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of sela
- selas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce sela?
- Brazil /ˈsɛ.lɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsɛ.lɐ/
- /ˈsɛ.lə/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to sela
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is sela in Portuguese?
sela appears 1.7 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).