Which to use
“Service” and “Services” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,085
- “Service” frequency rank
- #8,624
- “Services” frequency rank
- 10709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Service | Services |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dienstleistung | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Service (Dienstleistung/Bedienung/Tennis) |
Where the eye mixes Service and Services
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Service vs Services
A purely visual mix-up. Service ([ˈsœːɐ̯vɪs]) and Services ([ˈsœːɐ̯vɪsəs]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Service” sits inside “Services”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Service is recorded at frequency rank #2,085, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈsœːɐ̯vɪs]. Services is at rank #8,624, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈsœːɐ̯vɪsəs].
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 10709, this pair ranks #1,973,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Service vs Services
Shared letters: ceirsv. Private to "Service": -. Private to "Services": -.
"Service" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "Services" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Service" and "Services" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Service" or "Services" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "Service" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Services" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,717 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Service" and "Services" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "series vs Services". 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 #1,973,717 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.