Which to use
“servo” is a verb and “sexto” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,270
- “servo” frequency rank
- #7,338
- “sexto” frequency rank
- 17608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servo | sexto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tomar conta, guardar. | refere-se àquele que ocupa a posição sexta em uma série; o que vem depois do quinto |
Letter map: servo vs sexto
Shared letters muted; letters that set servo and sexto apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: servo vs sexto
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: servo is averb and sextoanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17608, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servo is recorded at frequency rank #10,270, classified as averb, pronounced /ˈser.woː/. sexto is at rank #7,338, 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 17608, this pair ranks #53,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servo vs sexto
Shared letters: eos. Private to "servo": rv. Private to "sexto": tx.
"servo" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sexto" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servo" for "sexto" ever safe?
Frequency check: "servo" vs "sexto" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "servo" vs "sexto" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "servo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sexto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #53,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servo" and "sexto" 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 #53,602 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.