sert

\sɛʁ\

/\sɛʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“sert” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,073. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,073
frequency rank, French
6,032
“S” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de servir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-sert · sert · French

sert · rank #1,073 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,073
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,032
  • PHOTO-FINISH réussi

Nearest frequency peer: réussi (-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 « sert »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « sert » 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).

sert vs st
50% similar
sert vs sr
50% similar
sert vs sur
50% similar

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

Key facts for sert
PropertyValue
Headwordsert
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\sɛʁ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#1,073
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « sert »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).sertse 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 « réussi » (#1,072), « sociaux » (#1,074), « poids » (#1,071). Parmi 6,032 lemmes en « S », « sert » est au #1,073. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around sert (IPA \sɛʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,073 among 6,032 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de servir.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for sert, with forms such as "esrt", "serrt", and "sertt". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "st", "sr", "sur", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is sert, spelled S-E-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de servir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how sert appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Il ne faut pas contremander les fêtes, cela a d’abord un intérêt industriel et commercial considérable et, en outre, cela sert mon projet.
  2. Si vous aimez les sortilèges, venez par un beau clair de lune d’une nuit de mai évoquer la nixe de Vaucluse, et peut-être à votre appel la verrez-vous sortir de cet abîme de cristal qui lui sert de palais.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esrt
  • serrt
  • sertt
  • setr
  • sret
  • ssert

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

esrt2serrt1sertt1setr2sret2ssert1
Edit distance from "sert"

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 "sert"?
"sert" is spelled S-E-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is \sɛʁ\.
What does "sert" mean?
As a verb, "sert" means: Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de servir.
What words are commonly confused with "sert"?
"sert" is commonly confused with "st", "sr", "sur". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "sert"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "sert" is \sɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "sert" come from?
"sert" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

juge#1,065bref#1,084ciel#1,085York#1,102

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

suivi6 variantsallait6 variantssigne6 variantsSuisse6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list