Which to use
“serrer” and “servez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,498
- “serrer” frequency rank
- #17,814
- “servez” frequency rank
- 25312
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serrer | servez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Renfermer, ranger, mettre en lieu sûr, à l’abri. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de servir. |
Where the eye mixes serrer and servez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses serrer with servez
A purely visual mix-up. serrer (\se.ʁe\) and servez (\sɛʁ.ve\) 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 25312, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serrer is recorded at frequency rank #7,498, classified as averb, pronounced \se.ʁe\. servez is at rank #17,814, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.ve\.
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 25312, this pair ranks #341,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of serrer vs servez
Shared letters: ers. Private to "serrer": -. Private to "servez": vz.
"serrer" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "serrer" and "servez" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "serrer" vs "servez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "serrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #341,574 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serrer" and "servez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serval vs servez". 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 #341,574 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.