servir

[seɾˈβ̞iɾ]

/[seɾˈβ̞iɾ]/ verb

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The verdict

“servir” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,475. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,475
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ser útil para algo.

Corpus desk

Index ES-servir · servir · Spanish

servir · rank #2,475 · 11 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,475
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH ruso

Nearest frequency peer: ruso (-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 “servir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “servir” 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).

servir vs sirvió
67% similar
servir vs surgir
67% similar
servir vs surtir
67% similar

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

Key facts for servir
PropertyValue
Headwordservir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[seɾˈβ̞iɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,475
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “servir”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).servircae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “ruso” (#2,474), “socialista” (#2,476), “rural” (#2,473). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “servir” va en #2,475. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around servir (IPA [seɾˈβ̞iɾ]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,475 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for servir, with forms such as "cervir", "esrvir", and "serbir". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "sirvió", "surgir", "surtir", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is servir, spelled S-E-R-V-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ser útil para algo.
  2. 2
    Estar al servicio de alguien.
  3. 3
    Ser capaz de reemplazar el rol de otro.
  4. 4
    Funcionar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how servir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. «Melquíades, que era un hombre honrado, le previno: “Para eso no sirve”».
  2. ¿En qué puedo servirle?

This word in other languages

serve(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cervir
  • esrvir
  • serbir
  • serivr
  • serrvir
  • servirr
  • servri
  • servvir
  • sevrir
  • srevir
  • sservir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

cervir1esrvir2serbir1serivr2serrvir1servirr1servri2servvir1
Edit distance from "servir"

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 "servir"?
"servir" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [seɾˈβ̞iɾ].
What does "servir" mean?
As a verb, "servir" means: Ser útil para algo.
What words are commonly confused with "servir"?
"servir" is commonly confused with "sirvió", "surgir", "surtir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "servir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "servir" is [seɾˈβ̞iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "servir" come from?
"servir" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

tropas#2,478vuelva#2,480madres#2,457locura#2,454

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

ventana11 variantspidiendo11 variantsofrecer11 variantsapareció11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list