selecionar

/sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ/

//sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“selecionar” has 14 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #10,963. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,963
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,185
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - fazer a seleção de

Corpus desk

Index PT-selecionar · selecionar · Portuguese

selecionar · rank #10,963 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,963
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,185
  • PHOTO-FINISH severo

Nearest frequency peer: severo (+3 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “selecionar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “selecionar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

selecionar vs solucionar
80% similar
selecionar vs selecionado
82% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for selecionar
PropertyValue
Headwordselecionar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,963
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “selecionar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.selecionarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “severo” (#10,966), “sogra” (#10,967), “role” (#10,958). Entre 1,185 lemas com “S”, “selecionar” fica em #10,963. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around selecionar (IPA /sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,963 among 1,185 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for selecionar, with forms such as "eslecionar", "seelcionar", and "selceionar". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "solucionar", "selecionado", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is selecionar, spelled S-E-L-E-C-I-O-N-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    fazer a seleção de
  2. 2
    escolher segundo critérios predefinidos, geralmente de qualidade:

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how selecionar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Selecionou os mais aptos.

Synonyms

seleccionar

This word in other languages

select(English)seleccionar(Español)sélectionner(Français)wählen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eslecionar
  • seelcionar
  • selceionar
  • seleccionar
  • selecinoar
  • selecioanr
  • selecionarr
  • selecionnar
  • selecionra
  • selecoinar
  • seleiconar
  • sellecionar
  • sleecionar
  • sselecionar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of selecionar - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

eslecionar2seelcionar2selceionar2seleccionar1selecinoar2selecioanr2selecionarr1selecionnar1
Edit distance from "selecionar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "selecionar"?
"selecionar" is spelled S-E-L-E-C-I-O-N-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ/.
What does "selecionar" mean?
As a verb, "selecionar" means: fazer a seleção de
What words are commonly confused with "selecionar"?
"selecionar" is commonly confused with "solucionar", "selecionado". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "selecionar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "selecionar" is /sɨ.lɛ.sju.ˈnaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "selecionar" come from?
"selecionar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "selecionar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

ecossistema14 variantsemancipação14 variantssuspender14 variantseconomizar14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list