Which to use
“servez” and “servi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,814
- “servez” frequency rank
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- 20308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servez | servi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de servir. | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. |
Where the eye mixes servez and servi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: servez vs servi
A purely visual mix-up. servez (\sɛʁ.ve\) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servez is recorded at frequency rank #17,814, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.ve\. 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 20308, this pair ranks #368,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of servez vs servi
Shared letters: ersv. Private to "servez": z. Private to "servi": i.
"servez" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "servez" for "servi" ever safe?
Which is more common, "servez" or "servi"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "servez" 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 #368,926 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servez" and "servi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "serval vs servez". 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 #368,926 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.