servilleta

[seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]

/[seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]/ noun

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The verdict

“servilleta” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #28,945. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,945
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pieza de tela o papel usada para limpiarse o evitar mancharse al comer.

Corpus desk

Index ES-servilleta · servilleta · Spanish

servilleta · rank #28,945 · 15 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,945
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH Sere

Nearest frequency peer: Sere (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “servilleta”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “servilleta” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

servilleta vs servilletas
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for servilleta
PropertyValue
Headwordservilleta
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]
Letters10
Frequency rank#28,945
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “servilleta”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.servilletacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “Sere” (#28,944), “sauna” (#28,942), “sien” (#28,948). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “servilleta” va en #28,945. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around servilleta (IPA [seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #28,945 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pieza de tela o papel usada para limpiarse o evitar mancharse al comer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for servilleta, with forms such as "cervilleta", "esrvilleta", and "serbilleta". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "servilletas", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is servilleta, spelled S-E-R-V-I-L-L-E-T-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pieza de tela o papel usada para limpiarse o evitar mancharse al comer.

This word in other languages

napkin(English)serviette(Français)Serviette(Deutsch)guardanapo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cervilleta
  • esrvilleta
  • serbilleta
  • serivlleta
  • serrvilleta
  • servilelta
  • servileta
  • servilleat
  • servilletta
  • servilltea
  • servlileta
  • servvilleta
  • sevrilleta
  • srevilleta
  • sservilleta

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of servilleta - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

cervilleta1esrvilleta2serbilleta1serivlleta2serrvilleta1servilelta2servileta1servilleat2
Edit distance from "servilleta"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "servilleta"?
"servilleta" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-L-L-E-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a].
What does "servilleta" mean?
As a noun, "servilleta" means: Pieza de tela o papel usada para limpiarse o evitar mancharse al comer.
What words are commonly confused with "servilleta"?
"servilleta" is commonly confused with "servilletas". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "servilleta"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "servilleta" is [seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "servilleta" come from?
"servilleta" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "servilleta", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Santillana#28,941solitarias#28,951restaurada#28,924trabajemos#28,975

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

triángulos15 variantsreconocerá15 variantsaccidentado15 variantsaconsejado15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list