Which to use
“servida” is a participle and “servir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,863
- “servida” frequency rank
- #2,475
- “servir” frequency rank
- 25338
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servida | servir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de servido, participio de servir o de servirse. | Ser útil para algo. |
Where the eye mixes servida and servir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servida vs servir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: servida is [seɾˈβ̞ið̞a] while servir is [seɾˈβ̞iɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25338, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servida is recorded at frequency rank #22,863, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞a]. servir is at rank #2,475, tagged as averb, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞iɾ].
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 25338, this pair ranks #236,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servida vs servir
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servida": ad. Private to "servir": -.
"servida" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "servir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "servida" and "servir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "servida" or "servir" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "servida" and "servir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "servida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servida" and "servir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Servia vs servida". 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 #236,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.