services
/ˈsɝ.vɪ.sɪz/noun, verb
services is spelled S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 204 times per million words in written English, the 494th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, services means “That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed and consists of an action or work” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in services?
| Letters | 8: S-E-R-V-I-C-E-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 204 times per million words; the 494th 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 services?
Services appears 204 times per million words in written English, the 494th 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 services?
- UK /ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/
- US /ˈsɝ.vɪ.sɪz/
Services 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: En-us-services.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does services mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
That which is produced, then traded, bought or sold, then finally consumed and consists of an action or work.
- 2
plural of service
- 3
UKA service station.
There's a services in 10 miles.
verb
- 1
third-person singular simple present indicative of service
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate services?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of services: svcs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).