Which to use
“seleção” and “solução” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #924
- “seleção” frequency rank
- #1,374
- “solução” frequency rank
- 2298
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seleção | solução |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de selecionar | resolução, resposta |
Where the eye mixes seleção and solução
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. seleção and solução follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between seleção and solução
A purely visual mix-up. seleção (/sɨ.lɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and solução (/su.lu.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seleção is recorded at frequency rank #924, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɨ.lɛ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. solução is at rank #1,374, tagged as anoun, pronounced /su.lu.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 2298, this pair ranks #73,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seleção vs solução
Shared letters: losãç. Private to "seleção": e. Private to "solução": u.
"seleção" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "solução" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "seleção" and "solução" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "seleção" or "solução" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "seleção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "solução" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #73,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seleção" and "solução" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sedição vs seleção". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #73,126 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.