Serbian
/ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/
"serbian" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Serbian” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,411 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #14,411
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Of or pertaining to Serbia, the Serbian people or their language.
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) |
Where “Serbian” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Serbian is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,411 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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.
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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Using “Serbian”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-E-R-B-I-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɜː(ɹ)biːən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “serial” - see the side-by-side comparison. Serbian vs serial
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.