Which to use
“sereis” is a verb and “servil” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,212
- “sereis” frequency rank
- #38,911
- “servil” frequency rank
- 81123
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sereis | servil |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser. | bajulador |
Where the eye mixes sereis and servil
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. sereis (CVCVVC) and servil (CVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between sereis and servil
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sereis is /se.ˈɾejs/ while servil is /sɨɾ.ˈviɫ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 81123, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sereis is recorded at frequency rank #42,212, classified as averb, pronounced /se.ˈɾejs/. servil is at rank #38,911, tagged as anadj, pronounced /sɨɾ.ˈviɫ/.
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 81123, this pair ranks #1,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sereis vs servil
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "sereis": -. Private to "servil": lv.
"sereis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "servil" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sereis" and "servil" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Portuguese text, does "sereis" or "servil" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "sereis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servil" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sereis" and "servil" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sereis vs serias". 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 #1,210 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.