seleto
Portuguese, adjective/seˈlɛ.tu/
seleto is spelled S-E-L-E-T-O (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 28,488th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Seleto is a Portuguese adjective meaning “selected (that has been selected or chosen)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of seletar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que foi objeto de seleção”.
What does seleto mean in English?
adjective
- 1
selected (that has been selected or chosen)
- 2
choice; select (especially good or preferred)
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of seletar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que foi objeto de seleção 2. de primeira ordem, de primeira qualidade 3. selecionado, distinto 4. selecionado, distinto e privilegiado
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 seleto
- seleta feminine
- seletos masculine plural
- seletas feminine plural
- selecto alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce seleto?
- Brazil /seˈlɛ.tu/
- Portugal /sɨˈlɛ.tu/
- Portugal /sɨ.ˈlɛ.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to seleto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is seleto in Portuguese?
seleto appears 1.3 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).