Which to use
“servait” and “servi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,038
- “servait” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 10532
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servait | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de servir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Where the eye mixes servait and servi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between servait and servi
A purely visual mix-up. servait (\sɛʁ.vɛ\) 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 differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10532, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servait is recorded at frequency rank #8,038, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.vɛ\. 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 10532, this pair ranks #412,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of servait vs servi
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servait": at. Private to "servi": -.
"servait" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servait" and "servi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "servait" or "servi" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "servait" and "servi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "servait" 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 #412,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servait" and "servi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servage vs servait". 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 #412,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.