Serviette

[zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə]

/[zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə]/ noun

The verdict

“Serviette” is uncommon German (frequency #53,236 among 8,027 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,236
frequency rank, German
8,027
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tuch, das zum Schützen der Kleidung und Reinigung des Mundes beim Essen verwendet wird

Corpus desk

Index DE-serviette · Serviette · German

Serviette · rank #53,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #53,236
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,027
  • PHOTO-FINISH Semmel

Nearest frequency peer: Semmel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Serviette“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Serviette“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Serviette
PropertyValue
HeadwordServiette
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#53,236
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Serviette“ im Deutschen

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Serviettefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Semmel“ (#53,235), „Sezession“ (#53,237), „Selbstporträt“ (#53,233). Unter 8,027 „S“-Lemmata liegt „Serviette“ bei #53,236. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Serviette is uncommon German at frequency #53,236 among 8,027 “S” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tuch, das zum Schützen der Kleidung und Reinigung des Mundes beim Essen verwendet wird".

No misspelling variants are generated for Serviette in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Serviette, spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tuch, das zum Schützen der Kleidung und Reinigung des Mundes beim Essen verwendet wird

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Serviette appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Im Restaurant wischt man sich den Mund nicht am Ärmel ab. Man benutzt dafür eine Serviette.
  2. „Meine Aufgabe war es, die Servietten ins Regal zurückzulegen.“

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Serviette"?
"Serviette" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə].
What does "Serviette" mean?
As a noun, "Serviette" means: Tuch, das zum Schützen der Kleidung und Reinigung des Mundes beim Essen verwendet wird
How do you pronounce "Serviette"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Serviette" is [zɛʁˈvi̯ɛtə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Serviette" come from?
"Serviette" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Serviette", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list