Which to use
“servidas” is a participle and “serviles” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,749
- “servidas” frequency rank
- #46,215
- “serviles” frequency rank
- 81964
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidas | serviles |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de servido, participio de servir o de servirse. | Forma del plural de servil. |
Where the eye mixes servidas and serviles
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servidas vs serviles
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: servidas is [seɾˈβ̞ið̞as] while serviles is [seɾˈβ̞iles]. 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 (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81964, 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]. serviles is at rank #46,215, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seɾˈβ̞iles].
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 81964, this pair ranks #9,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of servidas vs serviles
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servidas": ad. Private to "serviles": l.
"servidas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "serviles" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servidas" and "serviles" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "servidas" vs "serviles" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "servidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "serviles" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidas" and "serviles" 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 #9,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.