Which to use
“sereis” is a verb and “sérvio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,212
- “sereis” frequency rank
- #11,357
- “sérvio” frequency rank
- 53569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sereis | sérvio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | segunda pessoa do plural do futuro do presente do indicativo do verbo ser. | relacionado à Sérvia |
Where the eye mixes sereis and sérvio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. sereis (CVCVVC) and sérvio (CVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: sereis vs sérvio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: sereis is /se.ˈɾejs/ while sérvio is /ˈsɛɾ.vju/, /ˈsɛɾ.vi.u/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 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 53569, 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/. sérvio is at rank #11,357, tagged as anadj, pronounced /ˈsɛɾ.vju/, /ˈsɛɾ.vi.u/.
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 53569, this pair ranks #11,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of sereis vs sérvio
Shared letters: irs. Private to "sereis": e. Private to "sérvio": ové.
"sereis" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "sérvio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- sereis ← esreis · seeris · sereiss · seresi · serreis · sreeis · ssereis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "sereis" for "sérvio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "sereis" or "sérvio"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "sereis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sérvio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #11,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sereis" and "sérvio" 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 #11,943 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.