se servir de
\sə sɛʁ.viʁ də\
The verdict
“se servir de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire usage de, s’aider de.
Corpus desk
Index FR-se-servir-de · se servir de · French
se servir de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | se servir de |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \sə sɛʁ.viʁ də\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
se servir de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \sə sɛʁ.viʁ də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for se servir de, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is se servir de, spelled S-E- -S-E-R-V-I-R- -D-E.
Definition
- 1Faire usage de, s’aider de.
- 2(Cuisine) Remplir son assiette ou son verre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how se servir de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les Mangaréviens, qui chantaient harmonieusement, se servaient fort mal de la mandoline et de l’accordéon, et jadis leurs instruments préférés pour les danses étaient les tambours en bois.
Quand j’étais petite, j’ai reçu un Polaroïd. C’est l’appareil dont je me suis le plus servie. Quel plaisir !
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.