Which to use
“servidores” is an adjective and “servidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,258
- “servidores” frequency rank
- #40,542
- “servidos” frequency rank
- 45800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidores | servidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de servidor. | Forma del plural de servido, participio de servir o de servirse. |
Where the eye mixes servidores and servidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. servidores runs 10 letters (CVCCVCVCVC) against servidos's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: servidores vs servidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: servidores is [seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾes] while servidos is [seɾˈβ̞ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servidores is recorded at frequency rank #5,258, classified as anadj, pronounced [seɾβ̞iˈð̞oɾes]. 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 45800, this pair ranks #129,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servidores vs servidos
Shared letters: deiorsv. Private to "servidores": -. Private to "servidos": -.
"servidores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "servidos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- servidores ← cervidores · esrvidores · serbidores · serivdores · serrvidores · servdiores · serviddores · servidoers
- servidos ← cervidos · esrvidos · serbidos · serivdos · serrvidos · servdios · serviddos · servidoss
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servidores" for "servidos" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "servidores" 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 #129,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidores" 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 #129,383 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.