# servant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜːvənt/ · frequency rank #6,180

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

## 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.

## Easily confused with
- **serving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/servant-vs-serving)
- **servants** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/servant-vs-servants)
- **savant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-servant)
- **serpent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serpent-vs-servant)
- **serrano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serrano-vs-servant)
- **sealant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sealant-vs-servant)
- **sergeant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sergeant-vs-servant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`esrvant`, `seravnt`, `serrvant`, `servannt`, `servantt`, `servatn`, `servnat`, `servvant`, `sevrant`, `srevant`, `sservant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/servant