Which to use
“serra” and “servi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,253
- “serra” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 17747
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serra | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de serrer. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Where the eye mixes serra and servi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between serra and servi
A purely visual mix-up. serra (\se.ʁa\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17747, 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\. 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 17747, this pair ranks #381,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serra vs servi
Shared letters: ers. Private to "serra": a. Private to "servi": iv.
"serra" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "serra" and "servi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "serra" vs "servi" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "serra" and "servi" 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 "servi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,669 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serra" and "servi" 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 #381,669 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.