server vs serveurs, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“server” and “serveurs” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,127
“server” frequency rank: #6,556
“serveurs” frequency rank: 31683
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	server	serveurs
Definition	Serveur, serveuse.	Pluriel de serveur.

Where the eye mixes server and serveurs

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

6 ch

server

8 ch

serveurs

Visual trap between server and serveurs

A purely visual mix-up. server (\ˈsɝ.vɚ\) and serveurs (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31683, 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\. serveurs is at rank #6,556, 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 31683, this pair ranks #302,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of server vs serveurs

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "server": -. Private to "serveurs": u.

"server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "serveurs" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

server ← esrver · serevr · serrver · serverr · servre · servver · sevrer · srever
serveurs ← esrveurs · serevurs · serrveurs · serverus · serveurrs · serveurss · serveusr · servuers

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "server" and "serveurs" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (\ˈsɝ.vɚ\ versus \sɛʁ.vœʁ\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "server" or "serveurs"?

"serveurs" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,556 in our French list, against #25,127 for "server". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

Full dictionary entry for "server" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
Full dictionary entry for "serveurs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
This pair ranks #302,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
"server" and "serveurs" 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 #302,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.