Which to use
“sermos” and “servo” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,579
- “sermos” frequency rank
- #10,270
- “servo” frequency rank
- 15849
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | sermos | servo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | primeira pessoa do plural do infinitivo pessoal do verbo ser. | tomar conta, guardar. |
Where the eye mixes sermos and servo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between sermos and servo
A purely visual mix-up. sermos (/ˈseɾ.mus/) and servo (/ˈser.woː/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15849, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
sermos is recorded at frequency rank #5,579, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈseɾ.mus/. 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 15849, this pair ranks #55,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of sermos vs servo
Shared letters: eors. Private to "sermos": m. Private to "servo": v.
"sermos" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "sermos" and "servo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "sermos" vs "servo" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "sermos" 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 #55,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "sermos" 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 #55,873 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.