Which to use
“desservi” and “desservie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,325
- “desservi” frequency rank
- #29,723
- “desservie” frequency rank
- 56048
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desservi | desservie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de desservir. | Participe passé féminin singulier de desservir. |
Same sound, different letters: desservi vs desservie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 8 letters. desservi runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against desservie's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - desservi and desservie
This is the hard kind. desservi and desservie are pronounced identically (\de.sɛʁ.vi\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “desservi” sits inside “desservie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56048, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desservi is recorded at frequency rank #26,325, classified as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁ.vi\. desservie is at rank #29,723, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁ.vi\.
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 56048, this pair ranks #123,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desservi vs desservie
Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "desservi": -. Private to "desservie": -.
"desservi" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "desservie" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desservi" and "desservie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "desservi" vs "desservie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "desservi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desservie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,561 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desservi" and "desservie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desservie vs desservis". 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 #123,561 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.