Which to use
“servi” and “survit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,494
- “servi” frequency rank
- #16,245
- “survit” frequency rank
- 18739
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servi | survit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de servir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de survivre. |
Where the eye mixes servi and survit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses servi with survit
A purely visual mix-up. servi (\sɛʁ.vi\) and survit (\syʁ.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 18739, 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\. survit is at rank #16,245, tagged as averb, pronounced \syʁ.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 18739, this pair ranks #376,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of servi vs survit
Shared letters: irsv. Private to "servi": e. Private to "survit": tu.
"servi" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "survit" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "servi" and "survit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "servi" or "survit" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "servi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "survit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #376,825 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servi" and "survit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "surfait vs survit". 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 #376,825 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.