Which to use
“servilleta” and “servilletas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,945
- “servilleta” frequency rank
- #31,983
- “servilletas” frequency rank
- 60928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servilleta | servilletas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pieza de tela o papel usada para limpiarse o evitar mancharse al comer. | Forma del plural de servilleta. |
Where the eye mixes servilleta and servilletas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence. servilleta runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against servilletas's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between servilleta and servilletas
A purely visual mix-up. servilleta ([seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]) and servilletas ([seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪as]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “servilleta” sits inside “servilletas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servilleta is recorded at frequency rank #28,945, classified as anoun, pronounced [seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪a]. servilletas is at rank #31,983, tagged as anoun, pronounced [seɾβ̞iˈʝet̪as].
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 60928, this pair ranks #57,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of servilleta vs servilletas
Shared letters: aeilrstv. Private to "servilleta": -. Private to "servilletas": -.
"servilleta" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "servilletas" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- servilleta ← cervilleta · esrvilleta · serbilleta · serivlleta · serrvilleta · servilelta · servileta · servilleat
- servilletas ← cervilletas · esrvilletas · serbilletas · serivlletas · serrvilletas · servileltas · serviletas · servilleats
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "servilleta" and "servilletas" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "servilleta" vs "servilletas" - which ranks higher?
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 "servilleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servilletas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- 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 #57,199 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.