Which to use
“serai” and “servi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,250
- “serai” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 4744
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serai | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du futur simple du verbe être. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Where the eye mixes serai and servi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses serai with servi
A purely visual mix-up. serai (\sə.ʁe\) and servi (\sɛʁ.vi\) 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 a single letter - a in “serai” becomes v in “servi”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4744, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serai is recorded at frequency rank #2,250, classified as averb, pronounced \sə.ʁe\. 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 4744, this pair ranks #430,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serai vs servi
Shared letters: eirs. Private to "serai": a. Private to "servi": v.
"serai" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "serai" and "servi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "serai" or "servi"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "serai" and "servi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "serai" 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 #430,806 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serai" and "servi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serai vs strat". 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 #430,806 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.