Which to use
“servi” and “servir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- #1,379
- “servir” frequency rank
- 3873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servi | servir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. | S’acquitter de certains offices, de certaines obligations envers une personne ou une collectivité. |
Where the eye mixes servi and servir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses servi with servir
A purely visual mix-up. servi (\sɛʁ.vi\) and servir (\sɛʁ.viʁ\) 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 extra letter(s) - “servi” sits inside “servir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servi is recorded at frequency rank #2,494, classified as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.vi\. servir is at rank #1,379, tagged as averb, pronounced \sɛʁ.viʁ\.
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 3873, this pair ranks #433,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of servi vs servir
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servi": -. Private to "servir": -.
"servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "servir" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servi" and "servir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "servi" or "servir" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "servi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #433,000 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servi" and "servir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servi vs servile". 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 #433,000 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.