# sertão vs servo

> Portuguese confusable word pair

## The two words

### sertão
*noun · frequency rank #7,834*
zona pouco habitada do interior do Brasil, sobretudo a região semi-árida do norte-ocidental

### servo
*verb · IPA /ˈser.woː/ · frequency rank #10,270*
tomar conta, guardar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/pt/vs/sertao-vs-servo