Which to use
“servían” and “servido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,197
- “servían” frequency rank
- #5,669
- “servido” frequency rank
- 25866
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servían | servido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de servir. | Participio de servir o de servirse. |
Where the eye mixes servían and servido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between servían and servido
A purely visual mix-up. servían ([seɾˈβ̞iãn]) and servido ([seɾˈβ̞ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25866, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servían is recorded at frequency rank #20,197, classified as averb, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞iãn]. servido is at rank #5,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞o].
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 25866, this pair ranks #234,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servían vs servido
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "servían": aní. Private to "servido": dio.
"servían" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "servido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- servido ← cervido · esrvido · serbido · serivdo · serrvido · servdio · serviddo · serviod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servían" for "servido" ever safe?
Which is more common, "servían" or "servido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "servían" and "servido" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "servían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #234,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servían" and "servido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Servia vs servían". 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 #234,441 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.