Which to use
“sirve” and “sirves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,361
- “sirve” frequency rank
- #41,639
- “sirves” frequency rank
- 43000
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sirve | sirves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de servir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de servir. |
Where the eye mixes sirve and sirves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: sirve vs sirves
A purely visual mix-up. sirve ([ˈsiɾβ̞e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “sirve” sits inside “sirves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43000, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sirve is recorded at frequency rank #1,361, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɾβ̞e]. 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 43000, this pair ranks #145,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sirve vs sirves
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "sirve": -. Private to "sirves": -.
"sirve" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sirves" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "sirve" and "sirves" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "sirve" or "sirves"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "sirve" and "sirves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sirve" 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 #145,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sirve" 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 #145,102 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.