selénio
/sɨˈłɛnju/
The verdict
“selénio” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #95,208 among 2,603 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,208
- frequency rank, Portuguese
- 2,603
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - elemento químico de símbolo Se, possui o número atômico 34 e massa atômica relativa 78,96 u; é um não metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, obtido principalmente como subproduto da refinação do co...
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | selénio |
| Language | Portuguese |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /sɨˈłɛnju/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,208 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “selénio” sits in Portuguese frequency
Rare enough to double-check
selénio is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #95,208 among 2,603 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /sɨˈłɛnju/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "elemento químico de símbolo Se, possui o número atômico 34 e massa atômica relativa 78,96 u; é um não metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, obtido principalmente como subproduto da refinação do co...".
No generated misspelling entries exist for selénio in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Portuguese rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is selénio, spelled S-E-L-É-N-I-O.
Definition
- 1elemento químico de símbolo Se, possui o número atômico 34 e massa atômica relativa 78,96 u; é um não metal, sólido na temperatura ambiente, obtido principalmente como subproduto da refinação do cobre; é utilizado como semicondutor na produção de células solares e retificadores eletrônicos
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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.
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Using “selénio”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-L-É-N-I-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /sɨˈłɛnju/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.