serviceable
/ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/
"serviceable" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“serviceable” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #30,218
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Easy to service.
Corpus desk
Index EN-serviceable · serviceable · English
serviceable · rank #30,218 · 17 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #30,218
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH Seagulls
Nearest frequency peer: Seagulls (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “serviceable”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- scathing
scathing
69,786 corpus weight
- scour
scour
69,785 corpus weight
- Seagulls
Seagulls
69,784 corpus weight
- serviceable
serviceable
69,783 corpus weight
- shearer
shearer
69,781 corpus weight
- shredder
shredder
69,778 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “serviceable” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serviceable |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #30,218 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “serviceable” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around serviceable (IPA /ˈsɝvɪsəbl̩/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #30,218 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for serviceable, with forms such as "esrviceable", "serivceable", and "serrviceable". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able. The correct English form is serviceable, spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Easy to service.
- 2Repairable instead of disposable.
- 3In condition for use.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how serviceable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I employed myself in making, as well as I could, a great many baskets, both to carry earth or to carry or lay up anything, as I had occasion; and though I did not finish them very handsomely, yet I made them sufficiently serviceable for my purpose...
There was a neat hat-and-umbrella stand, and the stranger's weary feet fell soft on a good, serviceable dark-red drugget, which matched in colour the flock-paper on the walls.
Etymology
From Middle English servisable, from Old French servisable, from servise. By surface analysis, service + -able.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- esrviceable
- serivceable
- serrviceable
- servcieable
- servicaeble
- servicceable
- serviceabble
- serviceabel
- serviceablle
- servicealbe
- servicebale
- serviceible
- serviecable
- servviceable
- sevriceable
- sreviceable
- sserviceable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serviceable - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "serviceable", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- 17 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #30,218 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.