Which to use
“desservies” and “desservir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,350
- “desservies” frequency rank
- #21,592
- “desservir” frequency rank
- 57942
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | desservies | desservir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin pluriel de desservir. | Débarrasser une table des plats, assiettes, etc. |
Where the eye mixes desservies and desservir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. desservies runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against desservir's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses desservies with desservir
A purely visual mix-up. desservies (\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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57942, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
desservies is recorded at frequency rank #36,350, 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 57942, this pair ranks #111,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of desservies vs desservir
Shared letters: deirsv. Private to "desservies": -. Private to "desservir": -.
"desservies" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "desservir" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- desservies ← ddesservies · deservies · desesrvies · desserives · desserrvies · desserveis · desserviess · desservise
- desservir ← ddesservir · deservir · desesrvir · desserivr · desserrvir · desservirr · desservri · desservvir
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "desservies" and "desservir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "desservies" or "desservir"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "desservies" 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 #111,998 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "desservies" and "desservir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "desservies 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 #111,998 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.