servant

/ˈsɜːvənt/

//ˈsɜːvənt// noun

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"servant" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“servant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,180. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,180
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.

Corpus desk

Index EN-servant · servant · English

servant · rank #6,180 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,180
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH sentenced

Nearest frequency peer: sentenced (-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 “servant”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “servant” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

servant vs serving
71% similar
servant vs servants
88% similar
servant vs savant
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for servant
PropertyValue
Headwordservant
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈsɜːvənt/
Letters7
Frequency rank#6,180
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “servant”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).servantlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “sentenced” (#6,179), “setup” (#6,181), “sells” (#6,178). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “servant” is #6,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around servant (IPA /ˈsɜːvənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,180 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for servant, with forms such as "esrvant", "seravnt", and "serrvant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "serving", "servants", "savant", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn. The correct English form is servant, spelled S-E-R-V-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
  2. 2
    One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
  3. 3
    A person who dedicates themselves to God.
  4. 4
    A professed lover.
  5. 5
    A person of low condition or spirit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
  2. In the great houses, servants out of livery help to the different plats, servants in livery holding the dishes, sauces, etc., and changing the plates.

Etymology

From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn.

This word in other languages

sirviente(Español)domestique(Français)Diener(Deutsch)serviçal(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrvant
  • seravnt
  • serrvant
  • servannt
  • servantt
  • servatn
  • servnat
  • servvant
  • sevrant
  • srevant
  • sservant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of servant - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esrvant2seravnt2serrvant1servannt1servantt1servatn2servnat2servvant1
Edit distance from "servant"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "servant"?
"servant" is spelled S-E-R-V-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈsɜːvənt/.
What does "servant" mean?
As a noun, "servant" means: One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
What words are commonly confused with "servant"?
"servant" is commonly confused with "serving", "servants", "savant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "servant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "servant" is /ˈsɜːvənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "servant"?
From Middle English servaunt, from Old French servant, from the present participle of the verb servir. Doublet of sergeant and servient. Morphologically serve + -ant. Displaced native Old English þeġn. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list