Which to use
“seção” is a noun and “servo” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,496
- “seção” frequency rank
- #10,270
- “servo” frequency rank
- 12766
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | seção | servo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | subdivisão de um capítulo, obra, tratado ou estudo | tomar conta, guardar. |
Letter map: seção vs servo
Shared letters muted; letters that set seção and servo apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - seção and servo
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: seção is anoun and servoaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12766, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
seção is recorded at frequency rank #2,496, classified as anoun. servo is at rank #10,270, tagged as averb, pronounced /ˈser.woː/.
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 12766, this pair ranks #59,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of seção vs servo
Shared letters: eos. Private to "seção": ãç. Private to "servo": rv.
"seção" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "servo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- servo ← esrvo · serov · serrvo · servvo · sevro · srevo · sservo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "seção" for "servo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "seção" or "servo"?
Useful next steps
Pair "seção" vs "servo" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "seção" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "seção" and "servo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "seno vs servo". 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 #59,720 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.