Which to use
“serra” and “sers” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,253
- “serra” frequency rank
- #9,390
- “sers” frequency rank
- 24643
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serra | sers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de serrer. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de servir. |
Where the eye mixes serra and sers
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: serra vs sers
A purely visual mix-up. serra (\se.ʁa\) and sers (\sɛʁ\) 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 24643, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serra is recorded at frequency rank #15,253, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ʁa\. sers is at rank #9,390, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ\.
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 24643, this pair ranks #345,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serra vs sers
Shared letters: ers. Private to "serra": a. Private to "sers": -.
"serra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "sers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "serra" and "sers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "serra" vs "sers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "serra" and "sers" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "serra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "sers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,432 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serra" and "sers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serra vs sutra". 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 #345,432 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.