Which to use
“siervo” is an adjective and “sirvió” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,829
- “siervo” frequency rank
- #5,158
- “sirvió” frequency rank
- 25987
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | siervo | sirvió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona que trabaja para otro en condición de sometimiento y servidumbre. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de servir. |
Where the eye mixes siervo and sirvió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. siervo (CVVCCV) and sirvió (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: siervo vs sirvió
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: siervo is [ˈsjeɾβ̞o] while sirvió is [siɾˈβ̞jo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25987, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
siervo is recorded at frequency rank #20,829, classified as anadj, pronounced [ˈsjeɾβ̞o]. sirvió is at rank #5,158, tagged as averb, pronounced [siɾˈβ̞jo].
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 25987, this pair ranks #233,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of siervo vs sirvió
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "siervo": eo. Private to "sirvió": ó.
"siervo" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV · "sirvió" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- siervo ← iservo · seirvo · sierbo · sierov · sierrvo · siervvo · sievro · sirevo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "siervo" and "sirvió" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "siervo" or "sirvió"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "siervo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sirvió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #233,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "siervo" and "sirvió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Servia vs sirvió". 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 #233,862 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.