Selegieren

Selegieren is a term that appears only sporadically in German-language writing. In modern usage, the standard verb for the act of choosing or sorting according to criteria is selektieren; selegieren is typically considered a nonstandard spelling, a dialectal variant, or a historical form.

The etymology aligns with the broader select- family of verbs deriving from the Latin selectus through Romance and Germanic transmission. A direct, independently developed form selegieren is not widely documented, and many linguists treat it as a misspelling or orthographic variant rather than a distinct term.

When it is encountered, selegieren generally carries the same meaning as selektieren—to select, to pick out, or to sort according to predefined criteria. This can apply to contexts such as selecting breeding stock, filtering items in a procurement process, or classifying data in a workflow. However, in technical or scholarly writing, the preferred form is usually selektieren, with selegieren appearing mainly in older texts, regional dialects, or typographical errors.

Because selegieren is not a widely recognized term, readers encountering it should consider the surrounding context to determine whether it reflects a genuine regional usage, a historical spelling, or simply a misspelling of selektieren. See also: selektieren; Auswahl; Selektion.