Servius

name

The verdict

“Servius” is uncommon French (frequency #74,380 among 6,032 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,380
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-servius · Servius · French

Servius · rank #74,380 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #74,380
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH senta

Nearest frequency peer: senta (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « Servius »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « Servius » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Servius
PropertyValue
HeadwordServius
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
Letters7
Frequency rank#74,380
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Servius » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Serviustombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « senta » (#74,379), « Selby » (#74,377), « scythe » (#74,376). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « Servius » est au #74,380. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Servius is uncommon French at frequency #74,380 among 6,032 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Prénom masculin.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Servius, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Servius, spelled S-E-R-V-I-U-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Servius appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Servius Sulpicius Galba, prêteur, contemporain de Jules César.

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 "Servius"?
"Servius" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-U-S.
What does "Servius" mean?
As a proper noun, "Servius" means: Prénom masculin.
What language does "Servius" come from?
"Servius" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Servius", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list