servieren

/[zɛʁˈviːʁən]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#15,212

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

servieren is aGermanverb. It means: Speisen oder Getränke auf den Tisch bringen Pronounced [zɛʁˈviːʁən]. Often confused with serviert and sortieren.

Key facts for servieren
PropertyValue
Headwordservieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[zɛʁˈviːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#15,212
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for servieren is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [zɛʁˈviːʁən]. Corpus data places it at rank #15,212 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for servieren, with forms such as "esrvieren", "seriveren", and "serrvieren". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "serviert", "sortieren", "Servietten", 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 servieren, spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-R-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Speisen oder Getränke auf den Tisch bringen
  2. 2
    einen Aufschlag spielen
  3. 3
    einem Mitspieler den Ball zuspielen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrvieren,seriveren,serrvieren,serveiren,servieern,servierenn,servierne,servierren,servireen,servvieren,sevrieren,srevieren,sservieren

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for servieren

Misspelling Variants of "servieren"

esrvieren9seriveren9serrvieren10serveiren9servieern9servierenn10servierne9servierren10
Misspelling Variants of "servieren"

Frequency rank: #15,212 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "servieren"?
"servieren" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛʁˈviːʁən].
What does "servieren" mean?
As a verb, "servieren" means: Speisen oder Getränke auf den Tisch bringen
What words are commonly confused with "servieren"?
"servieren" is commonly confused with "serviert", "sortieren", "Servietten". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "servieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "servieren" is [zɛʁˈviːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "servieren" come from?
"servieren" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.