Serbian
/ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/
"serbian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Serbian” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,411. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,411
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
Corpus desk
Index EN-serbian · Serbian · English
Serbian · rank #14,411 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,411
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sentimental
Nearest frequency peer: sentimental (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Serbian”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- salsa
salsa
85,595 corpus weight
- semiconduct…
semiconductor
85,592 corpus weight
- sentimental
sentimental
85,591 corpus weight
- Serbian
Serbian
85,590 corpus weight
- severed
severed
85,589 corpus weight
- simultaneous
simultaneous
85,587 corpus weight
What this shows “Serbian” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Serbian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,411 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Serbian”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Serbian (IPA /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,411 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Serbian, with forms such as "esrbian", "sebrian", and "serbain". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "serial", "Syrian", "Serbia", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an. The correct English form is Serbian, spelled S-E-R-B-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Serbian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Tuesday’s ICJ ruling relates specifically to what Serbian forces did in Croatia between 1991 and 1995.
Etymology
From Serb + -ian or Serbia + -an.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esrbian
- sebrian
- serbain
- serbbian
- serbiann
- serbina
- seriban
- serrbian
- srebian
- sserbian
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Serbian - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Serbian", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).