Which to use
“service” and “services” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,478
- “service” frequency rank
- #21,495
- “services” frequency rank
- 33973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | service | services |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Servicio. | Forma del plural de service ('servicios'). |
Where the eye mixes service and services
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: service vs services
A purely visual mix-up. service (/ˈsɜː.vɪs/) and services (/ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “service” sits inside “services”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
service is recorded at frequency rank #12,478, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɜː.vɪs/. services is at rank #21,495, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈsɜː.vɪ.sɪz/.
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 33973, this pair ranks #193,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of service vs services
Shared letters: ceirsv. Private to "service": -. Private to "services": -.
"service" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "services" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "service" and "services" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "service" or "services" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "service" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "services" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #193,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "service" and "services" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "services vs serviles". 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 #193,887 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.