serviteur

\sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\

/\sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“serviteur” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,579 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#10,579
frequency rank, French
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Celui qui est au service d’une personne ou d’une collectivité.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

serviteur vs serviteurs
90% similar
serviteur vs serveur
78% similar
serviteur vs Servier
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for serviteur
PropertyValue
Headwordserviteur
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#10,579
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serviteur” 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). serviteur lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for serviteur is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,579 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for serviteur, with forms such as "esrviteur", "serivteur", and "serrviteur". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "serviteurs", "serveur", "Servier", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is serviteur, spelled S-E-R-V-I-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Celui qui est au service d’une personne ou d’une collectivité.
  2. 2
    Domestique.
  3. 3
    Celui qui se dévoue avec attachement.
  4. 4
    Formule de politesse dont on se servait pour finir les lettres et qui est aujourd’hui peu usitée.
  5. 5
    Formule de politesse dont on se servait en saluant quelqu’un.
  6. 6
    Je suis votre serviteur, je suis son serviteur se dit à quelqu’un ou de quelqu’un pour marquer que l’on refuse ce qu’il demande ou ce qu’il propose, ou que l’on n’est point du même avis.
  7. 7
    Ustensile servant à présenter des mets composé d’un ou plusieurs plateaux circulaires superposés et reliés autour d’un pied.
  8. 8
    Serveur, garçon de café
  9. 9
    Captif, à l’époque coloniale.
  10. 10
    Objet servant à ranger les accessoires de cheminée.

Synonyms

boydomestiquelaquaislarbinserviteur de cheminéevaletvalet de cheminéefactotum

Antonyms

dominateurmaître

This word in other languages

servant(English)siervo(Español)Diener(Deutsch)servente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrviteur,serivteur,serrviteur,servietur,serviteru,serviteurr,servitteur,servituer,servtieur,servviteur,sevriteur,sreviteur,sserviteur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serviteur - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

esrviteur2serivteur2serrviteur1servietur2serviteru2serviteurr1servitteur1servituer2
Edit distance from "serviteur"

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 "serviteur"?
"serviteur" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\.
What does "serviteur" mean?
As a noun, "serviteur" means: Celui qui est au service d’une personne ou d’une collectivité.
What words are commonly confused with "serviteur"?
"serviteur" is commonly confused with "serviteurs", "serveur", "Servier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "serviteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serviteur" is \sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serviteur" come from?
"serviteur" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “serviteur”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is S-E-R-V-I-T-E-U-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \sɛʁ.vi.tœʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “serviteurs” - see the side-by-side comparison. serviteur vs serviteurs
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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