serviles

\zɛʁˈviːləs\

/\zɛʁˈviːləs\/ adj

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The verdict

“serviles” is uncommon French (frequency #70,210 among 394,209 “S” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,210
frequency rank, French
394,209
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de servil.

Key facts for serviles
PropertyValue
Headwordserviles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\zɛʁˈviːləs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#70,210
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serviles” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). serviles lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

serviles is uncommon French at frequency #70,210 among 394,209 “S” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \zɛʁˈviːləs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

serviles doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is serviles, spelled S-E-R-V-I-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de servil.
  2. 2
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison mixte de servil.
  3. 3
    Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de servil.
  4. 4
    Nominatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison mixte de servil.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "serviles"?
"serviles" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \zɛʁˈviːləs\.
What does "serviles" mean?
As an adjective, "serviles" means: Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison forte de servil.
How do you pronounce "serviles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serviles" is \zɛʁˈviːləs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serviles" come from?
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Using “serviles”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-V-I-L-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \zɛʁˈviːləs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list