Which to use
“sirvan” and “sirves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,713
- “sirvan” frequency rank
- #41,639
- “sirves” frequency rank
- 56352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sirvan | sirves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de servir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de servir. |
Where the eye mixes sirvan and sirves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sirvan and sirves follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between sirvan and sirves
A purely visual mix-up. sirvan ([ˈsiɾβ̞ãn]) and sirves ([ˈsiɾβ̞es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sirvan is recorded at frequency rank #14,713, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɾβ̞ãn]. sirves is at rank #41,639, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɾβ̞es].
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 56352, this pair ranks #74,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sirvan vs sirves
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "sirvan": an. Private to "sirves": e.
"sirvan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sirves" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sirvan" and "sirves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sirvan" or "sirves"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sirvan" and "sirves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sirvan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sirves" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sirvan" and "sirves" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sirias vs sirves". 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 #74,974 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.