Which to use
“servidor” is a noun and “sérvio” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,764
- “servidor” frequency rank
- #11,357
- “sérvio” frequency rank
- 16121
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servidor | sérvio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | aquele que serve; lacaio, serviçal | relacionado à Sérvia |
Letter map: servidor vs sérvio
Shared letters muted; letters that set servidor and sérvio apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Part-of-speech tell for servidor / sérvio
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: servidor is anoun and sérvioanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16121, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servidor is recorded at frequency rank #4,764, classified as anoun. 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 16121, this pair ranks #55,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servidor vs sérvio
Shared letters: iorsv. Private to "servidor": de. Private to "sérvio": é.
"servidor" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC · "sérvio" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- servidor ← esrvidor · serivdor · serrvidor · servdior · serviddor · servidorr · servidro · serviodr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servidor" and "sérvio" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "servidor" or "sérvio"?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "servidor" and "sérvio".
- Full dictionary entry for "servidor" 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 #55,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servidor" and "sérvio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "sereis vs sérvio". 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 #55,492 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.