serviço

/sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/

//sɨɾ.ˈvi.su// noun

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The verdict

“serviço” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #528. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#528
frequency rank, Portuguese
2,603
“S” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - o ato de servir

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

serviço vs servo
71% similar
serviço vs sérvio
71% similar
serviço vs servil
71% similar

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

Key facts for serviço
PropertyValue
Headwordserviço
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/
Letters7
Frequency rank#528
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “serviço” sits in Portuguese 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). serviço lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around serviço (IPA /sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #528 among 2,603 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 12 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for serviço, with forms such as "esrviço", "serivço", and "serrviço". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "servo", "sérvio", "servil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is serviço, spelled S-E-R-V-I-Ç-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    o ato de servir
  2. 2
    o processo de atender aos clientes (como por exemplo, num hotel ou restaurante)
  3. 3
    a condição ou trabalho de um serviçal
  4. 4
    suprimento público regular de algo, como por exemplo transporte
  5. 5
    celebração de atos religiosos
  6. 6
    em certos jogos, tais como tênis, pingue-pongue, etc., o saque ou série de saques
  7. 7
    um departamento governamental ou de trabalhos públicos
  8. 8
    conjunto de pratos, talheres, etc para serem usados à mesa
  9. 9
    trabalho de curta duração
  10. 10
    ato ou desempenho intangível oferecido por uma parte a outra; é um benefício que os clientes obtêm pela realização da atividade desejada ou pelo uso de um bem físico; são mudanças ocorridas em nome ou no próprio cliente
  11. 11
    num restaurante, aquilo que se serve antes da refeição principal
  12. 12
    porcentagem que se paga sobre a conta em hotéis, restaurantes etc., destinado à gratificação do pessoal

This word in other languages

service(English)servicio(Español)service(Français)Dienst(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: esrviço,serivço,serrviço,servioç,servviço,servçio,sevriço,sreviço,sserviço

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of serviço - 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.

esrviço2serivço2serrviço1servioç2servviço1servçio2sevriço2sreviço2
Edit distance from "serviço"

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "serviço"?
"serviço" is spelled S-E-R-V-I-Ç-O. The IPA pronunciation is /sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/.
What does "serviço" mean?
As a noun, "serviço" means: o ato de servir
What words are commonly confused with "serviço"?
"serviço" is commonly confused with "servo", "sérvio", "servil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "serviço"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "serviço" is /sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "serviço" come from?
"serviço" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “serviço”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is S-E-R-V-I-Ç-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /sɨɾ.ˈvi.su/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “servo” - see the side-by-side comparison. serviço vs servo
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Same frequency band

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