servervsserviraTell them apart

Quick tell: server is a noun, servira is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#25,127
“server” frequency rank
#7,762
“servira” frequency rank
32889
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature server servira
Definition Serveur, serveuse. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de servir.

Where the eye mixes server and servira

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

6 ch
server
7 ch
servira

Look-alike desk: server vs servira

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: server is \ˈsɝ.vɚ\ while servira is \sɛʁ.vi.ʁa\. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32889, 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\. servira is at rank #7,762, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.vi.ʁa\.

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 32889, this pair ranks #294,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of server vs servira

Shared letters: ersv. Private to "server": -. Private to "servira": ai.

"server" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "servira" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • serveresrver · serevr · serrver · serverr · servre · servver · sevrer · srever
  • serviraesrvira · serivra · serrvira · serviar · servirra · servria · servvira · sevrira

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "server" for "servira" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "server" is a noun and "servira" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "server" or "servira"?
"servira" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,762 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

Eye-level mix-up between "server" and "servira" 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 "servira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #294,273 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "server" and "servira" 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 #294,273 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