seva
"seva" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“seva” is uncommon English (frequency #64,699 among 6,566 “S” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #64,699
- frequency rank, English
- 6,566
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it.
Corpus desk
Index EN-seva · seva · English
seva · rank #64,699 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #64,699
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,566
- PHOTO-FINISH sentience
Nearest frequency peer: sentience (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “seva”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- scowling
scowling
35,310 corpus weight
- Seaview
Seaview
35,307 corpus weight
- securitizat…
securitization
35,305 corpus weight
- sentience
sentience
35,303 corpus weight
- seva
seva
35,302 corpus weight
- shoplifter
shoplifter
35,296 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “seva” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | seva |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #64,699 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “seva” in English
Rare enough to double-check
seva is uncommon English at frequency #64,699 among 6,566 “S” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for seva, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit [Term?] The correct English form is seva, spelled S-E-V-A.
Definition
- 1Selfless service that is performed without any expectation of reward for performing it.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how seva appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Giving loving service to God and human beings is known as seva. According to Hindu scriptures it is the highest form of dharma. Some seva can produce good karma, which enables the atman to proceed towards moksha where it will be united with God. There are many ways Hindus can perform seva—for example, by worshipping regularly or by giving time and money t…
Etymology
From Sanskrit [Term?]
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).