servo
/ˈsɝ.voʊ/noun, verb
servo is spelled S-E-R-V-O: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, servo means “A servomechanism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of servo is servos.
How many letters and syllables are in servo?
| Letters | 5: S-E-R-V-O |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is servo?
Servo appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 servo?
- UK /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/
- US /ˈsɝ.voʊ/
Servo has 2 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-au-servo.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with servo?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as servo (/ɜɹvoʊ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: verso.
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 servo
- servos plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- servoing participle, present
- servoed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does servo mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A servomechanism.
- 2
A servomotor.
- 3
AustraliaA service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
verb
- 1
To control by means of servocontrol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does servo come from?
Clipping of servomotor.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).