Serbe

/[ˈzɛʁbə]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#42,807

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Serbe is aGermannoun. It means: Einwohner von Serbien Pronounced [ˈzɛʁbə]. Often confused with Sure and Sire.

Key facts for Serbe
PropertyValue
HeadwordSerbe
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈzɛʁbə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#42,807
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Serbe in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Serbe is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈzɛʁbə]. Corpus data places it at rank #42,807 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Serbe, with forms such as "esrbe", "sebre", and "serbbe". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Sure", "Sire", "Serie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Serbe, spelled S-E-R-B-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Einwohner von Serbien
  2. 2
    Angehöriger des südslawischen Volkes der Serben

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrbe,sebre,serbbe,sereb,serrbe,srebe,sserbe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Serbe

Misspelling Variants of "Serbe"

esrbe5sebre5serbbe6sereb5serrbe6srebe5sserbe6
Misspelling Variants of "Serbe"

Frequency rank: #42,807 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Serbe"?
"Serbe" is spelled S-E-R-B-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈzɛʁbə].
What does "Serbe" mean?
As a noun, "Serbe" means: Einwohner von Serbien
What words are commonly confused with "Serbe"?
"Serbe" is commonly confused with "Sure", "Sire", "Serie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Serbe"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Serbe" is [ˈzɛʁbə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Serbe" come from?
"Serbe" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter S in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.