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“sentida” and “servida” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,966
“sentida” frequency rank
#22,863
“servida” frequency rank
61829
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature sentida servida
Definition Forma del femenino de sentido, participio de sentir. Forma del femenino de servido, participio de servir o de servirse.

Where the eye mixes sentida and servida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
sentida
7 ch
servida

Why the eye confuses sentida with servida

A purely visual mix-up. sentida ([sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]) and servida ([seɾˈβ̞ið̞a]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61829, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

sentida is recorded at frequency rank #38,966, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]. servida is at rank #22,863, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞a].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 61829, this pair ranks #54,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of sentida vs servida

Shared letters: adeis. Private to "sentida": nt. Private to "servida": rv.

"sentida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "servida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • sentidacentida · esntida · senitda · senntida · sentdia · sentiad · sentidda · senttida
  • servidacervida · esrvida · serbida · serivda · serrvida · servdia · serviad · servidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "sentida" for "servida" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([sẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a] versus [seɾˈβ̞ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "sentida" vs "servida" - which ranks higher?
"servida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,863 in our Spanish list, against #38,966 for "sentida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "sentida" and "servida" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "sentida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "servida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #54,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "sentida" and "servida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sentará vs sentida". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #54,121 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list