serviette
/ˌsɜː.viˈɛt/noun
serviette is spelled S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, serviette means “A table napkin, now especially a paper one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of serviette is serviettes.
How many letters and syllables are in serviette?
| Letters | 9: S-E-R-V-I-E-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 serviette?
Serviette appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 serviette?
- UK /ˌsɜː.viˈɛt/
- Canada /ˌsɝ.viˈɛt/
Serviette has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-a_serviette.ogg, En-ca-serviette.opus, En-au-serviette.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with serviette?
11 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as serviette from its last stressed vowel (/ɛt/, British pronunciation):
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 serviette
- serviettes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does serviette mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaCanadaIrelandUKA table napkin, now especially a paper one.
- 2
obsoleteA lazy Susan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does serviette come from?
From Middle English serviotis pl, from Middle French serviette.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).