SergejvsServerTell them apart

Quick tell: Sergej is a name, Server is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Sergej” is a name and “Server” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#24,124
“Sergej” frequency rank
#2,790
“Server” frequency rank
26914
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Sergej Server
Definition männlicher Vorname Computer in einem Netzwerk, der für andere Computer Dienste bereitstellt

Letter map: Sergej vs Server

Shared letters muted; letters that set Sergej and Server apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. Sergej and Server follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

6 ch
Sergej
6 ch
Server

Role in the sentence - Sergej and Server

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Sergej is aname and Serveranoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26914, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Sergej is recorded at frequency rank #24,124, classified as aname, pronounced […]. Server is at rank #2,790, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsœːvə(r)].

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 26914, this pair ranks #1,810,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Sergej vs Server

Shared letters: ers. Private to "Sergej": gj. Private to "Server": v.

"Sergej" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Sergej ← esrgej · segrej · seregj · sergejj · serggej · sergje · serrgej · sregej
  • Server ← esrver · serevr · serrver · serverr · servre · servver · sevrer · srever

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Sergej" and "Server" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Sergej" is a name and "Server" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary German text, does "Sergej" or "Server" show up more?
"Server" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,790 in our German list, against #24,124 for "Sergej". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Sergej" and "Server".

  • Full dictionary entry for "Sergej" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Server" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,810,314 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Sergej" and "Server" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs Sergej". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,810,314 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list