Which to use
“server” and “serveur” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,127
- “server” frequency rank
- #4,378
- “serveur” frequency rank
- 29505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | server | serveur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Serveur, serveuse. | Celui qui a pour activité professionnelle de servir à table ou au buffet. |
Where the eye mixes server and serveur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between server and serveur
A purely visual mix-up. server (\ˈsɝ.vɚ\) and serveur (\sɛʁ.vœʁ\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
server is recorded at frequency rank #25,127, classified as anoun, pronounced \ˈsɝ.vɚ\. serveur is at rank #4,378, tagged as anoun, pronounced \sɛʁ.vœʁ\.
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 29505, this pair ranks #316,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of server vs serveur
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "server": -. Private to "serveur": u.
"server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "serveur" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "server" for "serveur" ever safe?
Frequency check: "server" vs "serveur" - 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 "server" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "serveur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #316,256 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "server" and "serveur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serval vs server". 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 #316,256 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.