Which to use
“serrés” and “servis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,565
- “serrés” frequency rank
- #13,062
- “servis” frequency rank
- 27627
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serrés | servis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de serré. | Masculin pluriel de servi. |
Where the eye mixes serrés and servis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. serrés and servis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses serrés with servis
A purely visual mix-up. serrés (\se.ʁe\) and servis (\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 27627, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serrés is recorded at frequency rank #14,565, classified as anadj, pronounced \se.ʁe\. servis is at rank #13,062, tagged as anadj, 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 27627, this pair ranks #327,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of serrés vs servis
Shared letters: ers. Private to "serrés": é. Private to "servis": iv.
"serrés" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- servis ← esrvis · serivs · serrvis · serviss · servsi · servvis · sevris · srevis
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "serrés" and "servis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "serrés" vs "servis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "serrés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #327,839 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serrés" and "servis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serrés vs sofres". 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 #327,839 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.