servidorvsservidoresWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: servidor is a noun, servidores is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“servidor” is a noun and “servidores” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#4,764
“servidor” frequency rank
#4,857
“servidores” frequency rank
9621
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature servidor servidores
Definition aquele que serve; lacaio, serviçal plural de servidor

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set servidor and servidores apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
servidor
10 ch
servidores

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: servidor is anoun and servidoresanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “servidor” sits inside “servidores”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9621, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

servidor is recorded at frequency rank #4,764, classified as anoun. servidores is at rank #4,857, tagged as anadj.

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 9621, this pair ranks #63,752 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of servidor vs servidores

Shared letters: deiorsv. Private to "servidor": -. Private to "servidores": -.

"servidor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC  ·  "servidores" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • servidoresrvidor · serivdor · serrvidor · servdior · serviddor · servidorr · servidro · serviodr
  • servidoresesrvidores · serivdores · serrvidores · servdiores · serviddores · servidoers · servidoress · servidorres

Frequency comparison

servidor#4,764
servidores#4,857

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "servidor" and "servidores" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "servidor" is a noun and "servidores" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "servidor" or "servidores"?
"servidor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,764 in our Portuguese list, against #4,857 for "servidores". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering servidor vs servidores

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “servidor”; for an adjective, it's “servidores”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “servidor” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list