# servo

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/ · frequency rank #33,014

## Definitions
1. A servomechanism.
2. A servomechanism.

## Etymology
Clipping of servomotor.

## Easily confused with
- **stereo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/servo-vs-stereo)
- **swerve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/servo-vs-swerve)
- **SEO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seo-vs-servo)
- **ser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ser-vs-servo)
- **Sera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sera-vs-servo)
- **Serb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serb-vs-servo)
- **Seri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seri-vs-servo)
- **serve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serve-vs-servo)
- **serum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serum-vs-servo)
- **serie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serie-vs-servo)
- **serge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serge-vs-servo)
- **serra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serra-vs-servo)
- **salvo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvo-vs-servo)
- **serif** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serif-vs-servo)
- **served** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/served-vs-servo)
- **server** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/server-vs-servo)
- **serves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serves-vs-servo)
- **sermon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sermon-vs-servo)

## Common misspellings (7)
`esrvo`, `serov`, `serrvo`, `servvo`, `sevro`, `srevo`, `sservo`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/servo