desservis

\de.sɛʁ.vi\

/\de.sɛʁ.vi\/ verb

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The verdict

“desservis” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,793. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,793
frequency rank, French
5,307
“D” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé masculin pluriel de desservir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-desservis · desservis · French

desservis · rank #36,793 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #36,793
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,307
  • PHOTO-FINISH desdits

Nearest frequency peer: desdits (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « desservis »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « desservis » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

desservis vs desserts
78% similar
desservis vs desservi
89% similar
desservis vs desservir
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for desservis
PropertyValue
Headworddesservis
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\de.sɛʁ.vi\
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,793
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « desservis »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.desservisse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « desdits » (#36,792), « deu » (#36,794), « cuvier » (#36,791). Parmi 5,307 lemmes en « D », « desservis » est au #36,793. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around desservis (IPA \de.sɛʁ.vi\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,793 among 5,307 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for desservis, with forms such as "ddesservis", "deservis", and "desesrvis". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "desserts", "desservi", "desservir", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is desservis, spelled D-E-S-S-E-R-V-I-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin pluriel de desservir.
  2. 2
    Première personne du singulier du passé simple de desservir.
  3. 3
    Deuxième personne du singulier du passé simple de desservir.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesservis
  • deservis
  • desesrvis
  • desserivs
  • desserrvis
  • desserviss
  • desservsi
  • desservvis
  • dessevris
  • dessrevis
  • dseservis
  • edsservis

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desservis - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ddesservis1deservis1desesrvis2desserivs2desserrvis1desserviss1desservsi2desservvis1
Edit distance from "desservis"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "desservis"?
"desservis" is spelled D-E-S-S-E-R-V-I-S. The IPA pronunciation is \de.sɛʁ.vi\.
What does "desservis" mean?
As a verb, "desservis" means: Participe passé masculin pluriel de desservir.
What words are commonly confused with "desservis"?
"desservis" is commonly confused with "desserts", "desservi", "desservir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "desservis"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "desservis" is \de.sɛʁ.vi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "desservis" come from?
"desservis" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "desservis", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list