Which to use
“senti” is an adjective and “servi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,891
- “senti” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 7385
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | senti | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rendu, exprimé avec vérité, avec sincérité. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Where the eye mixes senti and servi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: senti vs servi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: senti is \sɑ̃.ti\ while servi is \sɛʁ.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7385, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
senti is recorded at frequency rank #4,891, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɑ̃.ti\. servi is at rank #2,494, tagged as averb, pronounced \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 7385, this pair ranks #423,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of senti vs servi
Shared letters: eis. Private to "senti": nt. Private to "servi": rv.
"senti" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "senti" for "servi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "senti" or "servi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "senti" and "servi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "senti" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #423,327 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "senti" and "servi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "senat vs senti". 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 #423,327 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.