Which to use
“sedução” and “seleção” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,456
- “sedução” frequency rank
- #924
- “seleção” frequency rank
- 16380
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sedução | seleção |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de seduzir | ato ou efeito de selecionar |
Letter map: sedução vs seleção
Shared letters muted; letters that set sedução and seleção apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. sedução and seleção follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Spelling & dictionary notes on sedução vs seleção
sedução and seleção are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16380, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sedução is recorded at frequency rank #15,456, classified as anoun. seleção is at rank #924, tagged as anoun, pronounced /sɨ.lɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 16380, this pair ranks #55,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sedução vs seleção
Shared letters: eosãç. Private to "sedução": du. Private to "seleção": l.
"sedução" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "seleção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
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- Full dictionary entry for "sedução" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "seleção" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #55,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sedução" and "seleção" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sedição vs sedução". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #55,176 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.