Which to use
“servile” and “servis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,186
- “servile” frequency rank
- #13,062
- “servis” frequency rank
- 57248
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | servile | servis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui appartient à l’état d’esclave, de domestique. | Masculin pluriel de servi. |
Where the eye mixes servile and servis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. servile runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against servis's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: servile vs servis
A purely visual mix-up. servile (\sɛʁ.vil\) and servis (\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 57248, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
servile is recorded at frequency rank #44,186, classified as anadj, pronounced \sɛʁ.vil\. servis is at rank #13,062, 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 57248, this pair ranks #116,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of servile vs servis
Shared letters: eirsv. Private to "servile": l. Private to "servis": -.
"servile" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "servis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "servile" and "servis" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "servile" or "servis" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "servile" and "servis" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "servile" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "servis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #116,176 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "servile" and "servis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "servage 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 #116,176 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.