servidorvsservidoresConfusable pair

Which to use

“servidor” and “servidores” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#5,046
“servidor” frequency rank
#5,258
“servidores” frequency rank
10304
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature servidor servidores
Definition Que sirve. Forma del plural de servidor.

Where the eye mixes servidor and servidores

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. servidor runs 8 letters (CVCCVCVC) against servidores's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
servidor
10 ch
servidores

Visual trap between servidor and servidores

A purely visual mix-up. servidor ([seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾ]) and servidores ([seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾes]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “servidor” sits inside “servidores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10304, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

servidor is recorded at frequency rank #5,046, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾ]. servidores is at rank #5,258, tagged as anadj, pronounced [seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾes].

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 10304, this pair ranks #299,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of servidor vs servidores

Shared letters: deiorsv. Private to "servidor": -. Private to "servidores": -.

"servidor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "servidores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • servidor ← cervidor · esrvidor · serbidor · serivdor · serrvidor · servdior · serviddor · servidorr
  • servidores ← cervidores · esrvidores · serbidores · serivdores · serrvidores · servdiores · serviddores · servidoers

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "servidor" for "servidores" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾ] versus [seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "servidor" vs "servidores" - which ranks higher?
"servidor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,046 in our Spanish list, against #5,258 for "servidores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "servidor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "servidores" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #299,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "servidor" and "servidores" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servidor vs surtidor". 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 #299,107 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list