Which to use
“sirven” and “sirves” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,448
- “sirven” frequency rank
- #41,639
- “sirves” frequency rank
- 45087
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sirven | sirves |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de servir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de servir. |
Where the eye mixes sirven and sirves
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. sirven 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 sirven and sirves
A purely visual mix-up. sirven ([ˈsiɾβ̞ẽn]) 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 a single letter - n in “sirven” becomes s in “sirves”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45087, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sirven is recorded at frequency rank #3,448, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈsiɾβ̞ẽn]. 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 45087, this pair ranks #133,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sirven vs sirves
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "sirven": n. Private to "sirves": -.
"sirven" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "sirves" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sirven" and "sirves" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "sirven" or "sirves"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "sirven" and "sirves" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "sirven" 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 #133,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sirven" 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 #133,473 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.