servil
Spanish, adjective/seɾˈbil/
servil is spelled S-E-R-V-I-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 36,450th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Servil is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “servile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que pertenece o concierne a la servidumbre y a los siervos”.
What does servil mean in English?
adjective
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Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que pertenece o concierne a la servidumbre y a los siervos. 2. Bajo, humilde. 3. Con una actitud de sumisión que no parece sincera o que rebaja la dignidad personal. 4. En el primer tercio del siglo XIX, realista, absolutista, partidario de la monarquía.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of servil
- serviles feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce servil?
- /seɾˈbil/
- [seɾˈβ̞il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to servil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is servil in Spanish?
servil appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).