Which to use
“service” is a noun and “servido” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #12,478
- “service” frequency rank
- #5,669
- “servido” frequency rank
- 18147
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | service | servido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Servicio. | Participio de servir o de servirse. |
Where the eye mixes service and servido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. service and servido follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses service with servido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: service is /ˈsɜː.vɪs/ while servido is [seɾˈβ̞ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18147, 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/. 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 18147, this pair ranks #269,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of service vs servido
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "service": c. Private to "servido": do.
"service" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "servido" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "service" and "servido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "service" vs "servido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "service" 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 #269,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "service" and "servido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "service 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 #269,145 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.