siervo

/[ˈsjeɾβ̞o]/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#20,829

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

12

similar word pairs

siervo is anSpanishadj. It means: Persona que trabaja para otro en condición de sometimiento y servidumbre. Pronounced [ˈsjeɾβ̞o]. Often confused with sirve and sirva.

Key facts for siervo
PropertyValue
Headwordsiervo
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[ˈsjeɾβ̞o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#20,829
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of siervo in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for siervo is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈsjeɾβ̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #20,829 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for siervo, with forms such as "iservo", "seirvo", and "sierbo". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "sirve", "sirva", "sirio", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is siervo, spelled S-I-E-R-V-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona que trabaja para otro en condición de sometimiento y servidumbre.
  2. 2
    Campesino sujeto a condiciones laborales para un señor feudal; generalmente aportaba una parte de su producción como tributo y trabajaba un tiempo prestablecido en las tierras de su señor.
  3. 3
    Religioso que se nombra así en señal de humildad a su dios.

Synonyms

Antonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: iservo,seirvo,sierbo,sierov,sierrvo,siervvo,sievro,sirevo,ssiervo

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for siervo

Misspelling Variants of "siervo"

iservo6seirvo6sierbo6sierov6sierrvo7siervvo7sievro6sirevo6
Misspelling Variants of "siervo"

Frequency rank: #20,829 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "siervo"?
"siervo" is spelled S-I-E-R-V-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈsjeɾβ̞o].
What does "siervo" mean?
As an adj, "siervo" means: Persona que trabaja para otro en condición de sometimiento y servidumbre.
What words are commonly confused with "siervo"?
"siervo" is commonly confused with "sirve", "sirva", "sirio". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "siervo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "siervo" is [ˈsjeɾβ̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "siervo" come from?
"siervo" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.