Which to use
“serrez” and “servez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,004
- “serrez” frequency rank
- #17,814
- “servez” frequency rank
- 58818
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | serrez | servez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de serrer. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de servir. |
Where the eye mixes serrez and servez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. serrez and servez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between serrez and servez
A purely visual mix-up. serrez (\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 differ by a single letter - r in “serrez” becomes v in “servez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58818, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
serrez is recorded at frequency rank #41,004, 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 58818, this pair ranks #106,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of serrez vs servez
Shared letters: ersz. Private to "serrez": -. Private to "servez": v.
"serrez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "serrez" and "servez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "serrez" 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 #106,731 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "serrez" and "servez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serrez vs Suárez". 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 #106,731 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.