Which to use
“servidão” is a noun and “sérvio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,719
- “servidão” frequency rank
- #11,357
- “sérvio” frequency rank
- 32076
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidão | sérvio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | condição de servo | relacionado à Sérvia |
Where the eye mixes servidão and sérvio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servidão vs sérvio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: servidão is /sɨɾ.vi.ˈdɐ̃w̃/ while sérvio is /ˈsɛɾ.vju/, /ˈsɛɾ.vi.u/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32076, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servidão is recorded at frequency rank #20,719, classified as anoun, pronounced /sɨɾ.vi.ˈdɐ̃w̃/. 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 32076, this pair ranks #35,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servidão vs sérvio
Shared letters: iorsv. Private to "servidão": deã. Private to "sérvio": é.
"servidão" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVV · "sérvio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servidão" for "sérvio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "servidão" or "sérvio"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "servidão" and "sérvio" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "servidão" 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 #35,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidão" and "sérvio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serviçal vs servidão". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #35,826 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.