Which to use
“servidas” and “servidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,749
- “servidas” frequency rank
- #40,542
- “servidos” frequency rank
- 76291
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidas | servidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de servido, participio de servir o de servirse. | Forma del plural de servido, participio de servir o de servirse. |
Where the eye mixes servidas and servidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servidas vs servidos
A purely visual mix-up. servidas ([seɾˈβ̞ið̞as]) and servidos ([seɾˈβ̞ið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “servidas” becomes o in “servidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76291, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servidas is recorded at frequency rank #35,749, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞as]. servidos is at rank #40,542, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞ið̞os].
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 76291, this pair ranks #18,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of servidas vs servidos
Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "servidas": a. Private to "servidos": o.
"servidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "servidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servidas" for "servidos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "servidas" or "servidos" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "servidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #18,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidas" and "servidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servidos 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 #18,019 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.