serval
[seɾˈβ̞al]
The verdict
“serval” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency Spanish
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Leptailurus serval) Especie de felino de pelaje amarillento, similar al gato pero de mayor tamaño.
Corpus desk
Index ES-serval · serval · Spanish
serval · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | serval |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [seɾˈβ̞al] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “serval” en español
Rare enough to double-check
serval is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [seɾˈβ̞al]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "(Leptailurus serval) Especie de felino de pelaje amarillento, similar al gato pero de mayor tamaño.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for serval in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is serval, spelled S-E-R-V-A-L.
Definition
- 1(Leptailurus serval) Especie de felino de pelaje amarillento, similar al gato pero de mayor tamaño.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.