servervsserviesConfusable pair

Quick tell: server is a noun, servies is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“server” is a noun and “servies” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#25,127
“server” frequency rank
#30,807
“servies” frequency rank
55934
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature server servies
Definition Serveur, serveuse. Féminin pluriel de servi.

Where the eye mixes server and servies

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
server
7 ch
servies

Look-alike desk: server vs servies

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: server is \ˈsɝ.vɚ\ while servies is \sɛʁ.vi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55934, 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\. servies is at rank #30,807, 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 55934, this pair ranks #124,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of server vs servies

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "server": -. Private to "servies": i.

"server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "servies" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • serveresrver · serevr · serrver · serverr · servre · servver · sevrer · srever
  • serviesesrvies · serives · serrvies · serveis · serviess · servise · servvies · sevries

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "server" and "servies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "server" is a noun and "servies" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "server" vs "servies" - which ranks higher?
"server" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,127 in our French list, against #30,807 for "servies". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "server" and "servies" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "server" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "servies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #124,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "server" and "servies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servies vs servons". 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 #124,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list