sirviente

[siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]

/[siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]/ adj

The verdict

“sirviente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #24,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,308
frequency rank, Spanish
4,169
“S” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que sirve.

Corpus desk

Index ES-sirviente · sirviente · Spanish

sirviente · rank #24,308 · 15 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,308
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,169
  • PHOTO-FINISH sinvergüenzas

Nearest frequency peer: sinvergüenzas (-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 “sirviente”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sirviente” 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).

sirviente vs sirvientes
90% similar
sirviente vs siguiente
78% similar
sirviente vs serpiente
78% similar

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

Key facts for sirviente
PropertyValue
Headwordsirviente
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,308
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “sirviente”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).sirvientecae 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 “sinvergüenzas” (#24,307), “sismos” (#24,309), “sonoras” (#24,310). Entre 4,169 lemas con “S”, “sirviente” va en #24,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around sirviente (IPA [siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,308 among 4,169 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que sirve.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for sirviente, with forms such as "cirviente", "isrviente", and "sirbiente". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "sirvientes", "siguiente", "serpiente", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is sirviente, spelled S-I-R-V-I-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que sirve.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Sus tierras semravan Todas esas gentes. Delante el estavan, Alli le eran sirvientes; El quinto le davan De lo que eran cogentes. Aquel fuero uzavan Que les pusiera Yosef.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • cirviente
  • isrviente
  • sirbiente
  • sirivente
  • sirrviente
  • sirveinte
  • sirvienet
  • sirviennte
  • sirvientte
  • sirvietne
  • sirvinete
  • sirvviente
  • sivriente
  • sriviente
  • ssirviente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sirviente - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

cirviente1isrviente2sirbiente1sirivente2sirrviente1sirveinte2sirvienet2sirviennte1
Edit distance from "sirviente"

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 "sirviente"?
"sirviente" is spelled S-I-R-V-I-E-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e].
What does "sirviente" mean?
As an adjective, "sirviente" means: Que sirve.
What words are commonly confused with "sirviente"?
"sirviente" is commonly confused with "sirvientes", "siguiente", "serpiente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sirviente"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sirviente" is [siɾˈβ̞jẽn̪t̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sirviente" come from?
"sirviente" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list