Which to use
“ser” is a pronoun and “servi” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,252
- “ser” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 17746
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ser | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Letter map: ser vs servi
Shared letters muted; letters that set ser and servi apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - ser and servi
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: ser is apronoun and serviaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “ser” sits inside “servi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17746, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ser is recorded at frequency rank #15,252, classified as apron. 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 17746, this pair ranks #381,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ser vs servi
Shared letters: ers. Private to "ser": -. Private to "servi": iv.
"ser" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- servi ← esrvi · seriv · serrvi · servvi · sevri · srevi · sservi
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ser" and "servi" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ser" or "servi"?
What to do next
You've compared "ser" and "servi". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "ser" 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 #381,674 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ser" and "servi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ser vs suu". 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 #381,674 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.