Which to use
“desservi” and “desservir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,325
- “desservi” frequency rank
- #21,592
- “desservir” frequency rank
- 47917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desservi | desservir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de desservir. | Débarrasser une table des plats, assiettes, etc. |
Where the eye mixes desservi and desservir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desservi runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against desservir's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between desservi and desservir
A purely visual mix-up. desservi (\de.sɛʁ.vi\) and desservir (\de.sɛʁ.viʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “desservi” sits inside “desservir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47917, 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\. desservir is at rank #21,592, tagged as averb, pronounced \de.sɛʁ.viʁ\.
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 47917, this pair ranks #183,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of desservi vs desservir
Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "desservi": -. Private to "desservir": -.
"desservi" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "desservir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "desservi" and "desservir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "desservi" or "desservir"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "desservi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "desservir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #183,110 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desservi" and "desservir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desserrer vs desservir". 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 #183,110 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.