serviceman
noun
serviceman is spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E-M-A-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, serviceman means “A man who serves in the armed forces” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of serviceman is servicemen.
How many letters and syllables are in serviceman?
| Letters | 10: S-E-R-V-I-C-E-M-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is serviceman?
Serviceman appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 serviceman?
Serviceman has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-serviceman.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of serviceman
- servicemen plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serviceman mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A man who serves in the armed forces.
- 2
A person, especially a man, employed in service and maintenance of equipment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Serviceman in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense man who serves in the armed forces:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | militaire |
| German | Militärangehöriger |
| Portuguese | militar |
| Spanish | militar, soldado |
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 serviceman come from?
From service + -man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).