servant
/ˈsɝvənt/noun
servant is spelled S-E-R-V-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, servant means “One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of servant is servants.
How many letters and syllables are in servant?
| Letters | 7: S-E-R-V-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,138th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is servant?
Servant appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,138th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce servant?
- UK /ˈsɜːvənt/
- US /ˈsɝvənt/
- US [ˈsɝvn̩ʔ]
Servant has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-servant.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with servant?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as servant from its last stressed vowel (/ɜɹvənt/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: versant.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of servant
- servants plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- servanting participle, present
- servanted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does servant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who is hired to perform regular household or other duties, and receives compensation. As opposed to a slave.
There are three servants in the household, the butler and two maids.
- 2
One who serves another, providing help in some manner.
She is quite the humble servant, the poor in this city owe much to her but she expects nothing.
- 3
A person who dedicates themselves to God.
- 4
obsoleteA professed lover.
- 5
A person of low condition or spirit.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo subject.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate servant?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of servant: servt..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Servant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | domestique, servante, serviteur |
| German | Diener, Dienerin, Lakai, Kammerdiener, Zofe, Bediensteter |
| Portuguese | empregado, criado, serviçal , servente |
| Spanish | sirviente, sirvienta f criado, mozo, doméstico, empleado , servidor |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does servant come from?
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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).