Which to use
“serviced” is a verb and “services” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,770
- “serviced” frequency rank
- #494
- “services” frequency rank
- 21264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serviced | services |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of service | That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed and consists of an action or work. |
Where the eye mixes serviced and services
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses serviced with services
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: serviced is /ˈsɜːvɪst/ while services is /ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - d in “serviced” becomes s in “services”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serviced is recorded at frequency rank #20,770, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈsɜːvɪst/. services is at rank #494, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/.
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 21264, this pair ranks #425,128 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serviced vs services
Shared letters: ceirsv. Private to "serviced": d. Private to "services": -.
"serviced" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "services" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "serviced" for "services" ever safe?
Frequency check: "serviced" vs "services" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "serviced" 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 #425,128 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serviced" and "services" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "served vs serviced". 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 #425,128 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.